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 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | ||||||||||||
ημασP128 · P66 · P75 | Us | ἡμᾶς | Us | — | | | me | Me | Us | ܠܝ | Us | Ἐμὲ | Us | |||||
δειP128 · P66 · P75 | it behooves | δεῖ | it behooves | δι | | | oportet | oportet | it behooves | ܘܠܐ | it behooves | δεῖ | it behooves | |||||
εργαζεσθαιP128 · P66 · P75 | to work | ἐργάζεσθαι | to work | εργαζεσθαι | | | operari | operari | to work | ܠܡܥܒܕ | to work | ἐργάζεσθαι | to work | |||||
ταP128 · P66 · P75 | the | τὰ | the | τα | | | opera | — | — | — | — | τὰ | the | |||||
εργαP128 · P66 · P75 | works | ἔργα | works | εργα | | | eius | ejus | works | ܥܒܕܐ | works | ἔργα | works | |||||
τουP128 · P66 · P75 | of the One who | τοῦ | of the One who | του | | | qui | — | — | — | — | τοῦ | of the One who | |||||
πεμψαντοσP128 · P66 · P75 | having sent | πέμψαντός | having sent | πεμψαντος | | | misit | misit | having sent | ܕܡܢ | having sent | πέμψαντός | having sent | |||||
ημασP128 · P66 · P75 | Me | με | Me | με | | | nos | me | Me | ܕܫܕܪܢܝ | Me | με | Me | |||||
εωσP128 · P66 · P75 | while | ἕως | while | εως | | | cum | donec | while | ܥܕ | while | ἕως | while | |||||
ημεραP128 · P66 · P75 | day | ἡμέρα | day | ημερα | | | dies | dies | day | ܐܝܡܡܐ | day | ἡμέρα | day | |||||
εστινP128 · P66 · P75 | it is; | ἐστίν· | it is; | εστιν | | | est | est | it is; | ܗܘ | it is; | ἐστίν | it is; | |||||
ερχεταιP128 · P66 · P75 | is coming | ἔρχεται | is coming | ερχεται | | | uenit | venit | is coming | ܐܬܐ | is coming | ἔρχεται | is coming | |||||
νυξP128 · P66 · P75 | night, | νύξ, | night, | νυξ | | | nox | nox | night, | ܠܠܝܐ | night, | νύξ | night, | |||||
οτεP128 · P66 · P75 | when | ὅτε | when | οτε | | | cum | quando | when | ܕܐܢܫ | when | ὅτε | when | |||||
ουδεισP128 · P66 · P75 | no one | οὐδεὶς | no one | ουδεις | | | nemo | nemo | no one | ܠܐ | no one | οὐδεὶς | no one | |||||
δυνησεταιP128 · P66 · P75 | is able | δύναται | is able | δυναται | | | potest | potest | is able | ܡܫܟܚ | is able | δύναται | is able | |||||
εργαζεσθεP128 · P66 · P75 | to work. | ἐργάζεσθαι. | to work. | εργαζεσθαι | | | operari | operari | to work. | ܠܡܦܠܚ | to work. | ἐργάζεσθαι | to work. | |||||
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