The Gospels across their earliest witnesses, and the tradition they carried forward
Hover any Greek or Syriac word for phonetic transliteration.
Six manuscript witness columns span the table; their descent flows into the timeline below.
| Greek Papyri | Alexandrian | Western | Latin | Syriac | Byzantine | ||||||||||||
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Earliest Papyri c. 125–250 CE · Greek TAGNT | Vaticanus c. 325 CE · Greek TAGNT | Bezae c. 400 CE · Greek Latin | Vulgate c. 400 CE · Latin Whitaker | Peshitta c. 400–450 CE · Syriac PayneSmith | Byzantine c. 5th–9th c. · Greek TAGNT | ||||||||||||
ελεγονP66 · P75 | Were saying | ἔλεγον | Were saying | ελεγον | | | dicebant | Dicebant | Were saying | ܘܐܡܪܝܢ | Were saying | Ἔλεγον | Were saying | |||||
ουνP66 · P75 | therefore | οὖν | therefore | ουν | | | ergo | ergo | therefore | ܗܘܘ | therefore | οὖν | therefore | |||||
εκP66 · P75 | of | ἐκ | of | εκ | | | deo | ex | of | ܐܢܫܐ | of | ἐκ | of | |||||
τωνP66 · P75 | the | τῶν | the | των | | | — | — | — | — | — | τῶν | the | |||||
φαρισαιωνP66 · P75 | Pharisees | Φαρισαίων | Pharisees | φαρισαιων | | | pharisaeis | pharisæis | Pharisees | ܡܢ | Pharisees | Φαρισαίων | Pharisees | |||||
τινεσP66 · P75 | some; | τινές· | some; | τινες | | | quidam | quidam | some; | ܦܪܝܫܐ | some; | τινές | some; | |||||
ουκP66 · P75 | Not | οὐκ | Not | ουκ | | | non | Non | Not | ܗܢܐ | Not | Οὗτος | Not | |||||
εστινP66 · P75 | is | ἔστιν | is | εστιν | | | est | est | is | ܓܒܪܐ | is | ὁ | is | |||||
ουτοσP66 · P75 | this | οὗτος | this | ουτος | | | hic | hic | this | ܠܐ | this | ἄνθρωπος | this | |||||
παραP66 · P75 | from | παρὰ | from | παρα | | | homo | homo | from | ܗܘܐ | from | οὐκ | from | |||||
θυP66 · P75 | <the> | τοῦ | <the> | — | | | serbat | — | — | — | — | ἔστιν | <the> | |||||
οP66 · P75 | God | θεοῦ | God | θυ | | | a | a | God | ܡܢ | God | παρὰ | God | |||||
ανοσP66 · P75 | the | ὁ | the | ο | | | — | — | — | — | — | τοῦ | the | |||||
οτιP66 · P75 | man | ἄνθρωπος, | man | ανθρωπος | | | de | Deo | man | ܐܠܗܐ | man | θεοῦ | man | |||||
τοP66 · P75 | for | ὅτι | for | οτι | | | — | qui | for | ܗܘ | for | ὅτι | for | |||||
σαββατονP66 · P75 | the | τὸ | the | το | | | quomodo | — | — | — | — | τὸ | the | |||||
ουP66 · P75 | Sabbath | σάββατον | Sabbath | σαββατον | | | sabbatum | sabbatum | Sabbath | ܕܫܒܬܐ | Sabbath | σάββατον | Sabbath | |||||
τηρειP66 · P75 | not | οὐ | not | ου | | | non | non | not | ܠܐ | not | οὐ | not | |||||
αλλοιP66 · P75 | He does keep. | τηρεῖ. | He does keep. | τηρει | | | — | custodit | He does keep. | ܢܛܪ | He does keep. | τηρεῖ | He does keep. | |||||
ελεγονP66 · P75 | Others | ἄλλοι | Others | αλλοι | | | alii | Alii | Others | ܐܚܪܢܐ | Others | Ἄλλοι | Others | |||||
πωσP66 · P75 | however | δὲ | however | δε | | | autem | autem | however | ܕܝܢ | but | ἔλεγον | however | |||||
δυναταιP66 · P75 | were saying; | ἔλεγον· | were saying; | — | | | dicebant | dicebant | were saying; | ܐܡܪܝܢ | were saying; | Πῶς | were saying; | |||||
ανοσP66 · P75 | How | πῶς | How | πως | | | quoniam | Quomodo | How | ܗܘܘ | How | δύναται | How | |||||
αμαρτωλοσP66 · P75 | is able | δύναται | is able | δυναται | | | potest | potest | is able | ܐܝܟܢܐ | is able | ἄνθρωπος | is able | |||||
τοιαυταP66 · P75 | a man | ἄνθρωπος | a man | ανθρωπος | | | homo | homo | a man | ܡܫܟܚ | a man | ἁμαρτωλὸς | a man | |||||
σημειαP66 · P75 | sinful | ἁμαρτωλὸς | sinful | αμαρτωλος | | | peccator | peccator | sinful | ܓܒܪܐ | sinful | τοιαῦτα | sinful | |||||
ποιεινP66 · P75 | such | τοιαῦτα | such | τοιαυτα | | | talia | hæc | such | ܚܛܝܐ | such | σημεῖα | such | |||||
καιP66 · P75 | signs | σημεῖα | signs | σημεια | | | signa | signa | signs | ܗܠܝܢ | signs | ποιεῖν | signs | |||||
σχιμαP66 · P75 | to do? | ποιεῖν; | to do? | ποιειν | | | facere | facere | to do? | ܐܬܘܬܐ | to do? | Καὶ | to do? | |||||
ηνP66 · P75 | And | καὶ | And | και | | | et | Et | And | ܠܡܥܒܕ | And | σχίσμα | And | |||||
ενP66 · P75 | division | σχίσμα | division | σχισμα | | | schisma | schisma | division | ܘܦܠܓܘܬܐ | division | ἦν | division | |||||
αυτοισP66 · P75 | there was | ἦν | there was | ην | | | erat | erat | there was | ܐܝܬ | there was | ἐν | there was | |||||
ἐνP66 · P75 | among | ἐν | among | εν | | | inter | inter | among | ܗܘܬ | among | αὐτοῖς | among | |||||
αὐτοῖς.P66 · P75 | them. | αὐτοῖς. | them. | αυτοις | | | eos | eos | them. | ܒܝܢܬܗܘܢ | them. | αὐτοῖς. | them. | |||||
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