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 | ||||||||||||
πανταP45 · P75 | and | καὶ | and | — | | | omnia | Omnia | and | ܘܐܬܦܢܝ | and | Καὶ | and | |||||
μοιP45 · P75 | having turned | στραφείς | having turned | — | | | mihi | mihi | having turned | ܠܘܬ | having turned | στραφεὶς | having turned | |||||
παρεδοθηP45 · P75 | to | πρός | to | — | | | cognoscit | — | — | ܬܠܡܝܕܘܗܝ | to | πρὸς | to | |||||
υποP45 · P75 | <the> | τούς | <the> | — | | | — | — | — | — | — | τοὺς | <the> | |||||
τουP45 · P75 | disciples | μαθητάς | disciples | — | | | tradita | tradita | disciples | ܘܐܡܪ | disciples | μαθητὰς | disciples | |||||
πρσP45 · P75 | said | εἶπεν | said | — | | | sunt | sunt | said | — | — | εἶπεν | said | |||||
μουP45 · P75 | All things | πάντα | All things | παντα | | | a | a | All things | ܠܗܘܢ | All things | Πάντα | All things | |||||
καιP45 · P75 | to Me | μοι | to Me | μοι | | | patre | Patre | to Me | ܟܠ | to Me | μοι | to Me | |||||
ουδεισP45 · P75 | was delivered | παρεδόθη | was delivered | παρεδοθη | | | — | — | — | ܡܕܡ | was delivered | παρεδόθη | was delivered | |||||
γεινωσκειP45 · P75 | by | ὑπὸ | by | — | | | — | meo | by | ܐܫܬܠܡ | by | ὑπὸ | by | |||||
τισP45 · P75 | the | τοῦ | the | του | | | — | — | — | — | — | τοῦ | the | |||||
πατρόςP45 · P75 | Father | πατρός | Father | πατρος | | | et | Et | Father | ܠܝ | Father | πατρός | Father | |||||
μου,P45 · P75 | of Mine, | μου, | of Mine, | — | | | nemo | nemo | of Mine, | ܡܢ | of Mine, | μου | of Mine, | |||||
καὶP45 · P75 | And | καὶ | And | και | | | — | — | — | ܐܒܝ | And | καὶ | And | |||||
οὐδεὶςP45 · P75 | no one | οὐδεὶς | no one | ουδεις | | | — | scit | no one | — | — | οὐδεὶς | no one | |||||
γινώσκειP45 · P75 | knows | γινώσκει | knows | γεινωσκει | | | qui | quis | knows | ܘܠܐ | knows | γινώσκει | knows | |||||
τίςP45 · P75 | who | τίς | who | τις | | | — | sit | who | ܐܢܫ | who | τίς | who | |||||
ἐστινP45 · P75 | is | ἐστιν | is | εστιν | | | filius | Filius | is | ܝܕܥ | is | ἐστιν | is | |||||
ὁP45 · P75 | the | ὁ | the | ο | | | — | — | — | — | — | ὁ | the | |||||
υἱὸςP45 · P75 | Son | υἱὸς | Son | ϋιος | | | est | — | — | ܡܢܘ | Son | υἱός | Son | |||||
εἰP45 · P75 | only | εἰ | only | ει | | | nisi | nisi | only | ܒܪܐ | only | εἰ | only | |||||
μὴP45 · P75 | except | μὴ | except | μη | | | pater | Pater | except | ܐܠܐ | except | μὴ | except | |||||
ὁP45 · P75 | the | ὁ | the | ο | | | — | — | — | — | — | ὁ | the | |||||
πατήρ,P45 · P75 | Father, | πατήρ, | Father, | πατηρ | | | et | et | Father, | ܐܢ | Father, | πατήρ | Father, | |||||
καὶP45 · P75 | and | καὶ | and | και | | | quis | quis | and | — | — | καὶ | and | |||||
τίςP45 · P75 | who | τίς | who | τις | | | — | — | — | ܐܒܐ | who | τίς | who | |||||
ἐστινP45 · P75 | is | ἐστιν | is | εστιν | | | — | sit | is | ܘܡܢܘ | is | ἐστιν | is | |||||
ὁP45 · P75 | the | ὁ | the | ο | | | — | — | — | — | — | ὁ | the | |||||
πατὴρP45 · P75 | Father | πατὴρ | Father | πατηρ | | | pater | Pater | Father | ܐܒܐ | Father | πατήρ | Father | |||||
εἰP45 · P75 | only | εἰ | only | ει | | | nisi | nisi | only | ܐܠܐ | only | εἰ | only | |||||
μὴP45 · P75 | except | μὴ | except | μη | | | — | — | — | ܐܢ | except | μὴ | except | |||||
ὁP45 · P75 | the | ὁ | the | ο | | | — | — | — | — | — | ὁ | the | |||||
υἱὸςP45 · P75 | Son | υἱὸς | Son | ϋιος | | | filius | Filius | Son | ܒܪܐ | Son | υἱός | Son | |||||
καὶP45 · P75 | and | καὶ | and | και | | | et | et | and | ܘܠܡܢ | and | καὶ | and | |||||
ᾧP45 · P75 | to whom | ᾧ | to whom | ω | | | cui | cui | to whom | — | — | ᾧ | to whom | |||||
ἐὰνP45 · P75 | maybe | ἐὰν | maybe | — | | | uoluerit | voluerit | maybe | ܕܐܢ | maybe | ἐὰν | maybe | |||||
βούληταιP45 · P75 | shall resolve | βούληται | shall resolve | βουληται | | | — | — | — | ܢܨܒܐ | shall resolve | βούληται | shall resolve | |||||
ὁP45 · P75 | the | ὁ | the | ο | | | est | — | — | — | — | ὁ | the | |||||
υἱὸςP45 · P75 | Son | υἱὸς | Son | ϋιος | | | filius | Filius | Son | ܒܪܐ | Son | υἱὸς | Son | |||||
ἀποκαλύψαι.¶P45 · P75 | to reveal Him. | ἀποκαλύψαι.¶ | to reveal Him. | αποκαλυψαι | | | reuelare | revelare | to reveal Him. | ܕܢܓܠܐ | to reveal Him. | ἀποκαλύψαι | to reveal Him. | |||||
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