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 | ||||||||||||
αλλαP45 · P75 | But | ἀλλὰ | But | αλλα | | | sed | sed | But | ܐܠܐ | but | Ἀλλὰ | But | |||||
καιP45 · P75 | even | καὶ | even | και | | | et | et | even | ܕܝܢ | even | καὶ | even | |||||
αιP45 · P75 | the | αἱ | the | αι | | | capilli | — | — | — | — | αἱ | the | |||||
τριχεσP45 · P75 | hairs | τρίχες | hairs | τριχες | | | capite | capitis | hairs | ܡܢܐ | hairs | τρίχες | hairs | |||||
υμωνP45 · P75 | of the | τῆς | of the | — | | | uestri | — | — | — | — | τῆς | of the | |||||
τησP45 · P75 | head | κεφαλῆς | head | — | | | omnes | omnes | head | ܕܪܫܟܘܢ | head | κεφαλῆς | head | |||||
κεφαλησP45 · P75 | of you | ὑμῶν | of you | ϋμων | | | numeratae | numerati | of you | ܟܠܗܝܢ | of you | ὑμῶν | of you | |||||
πασαιP45 · P75 | all | πᾶσαι | all | πασαι | | | sunt | sunt | all | ܡܢܝܢ | all | πᾶσαι | all | |||||
ηριθμημεναιP45 · P75 | have been numbered. | ἠρίθμηνται. | have been numbered. | — | | | de | Nolite | have been numbered. | ܐܢܝܢ | have been numbered. | ἠρίθμηνται | have been numbered. | |||||
μηP45 · P75 | Not | μὴ | Not | μη | | | ergo | ergo | Not | ܠܐ | Not | Μὴ | Not | |||||
φοβεισθεP45 · P75 | therefore | οὖν | therefore | ουν | | | timueritis | timere | therefore | ܗܟܝܠ | therefore | οὖν | therefore | |||||
πολλωνP45 · P75 | do fear; | φοβεῖσθε· | do fear; | — | | | multis | multis | do fear; | ܬܕܚܠܘܢ | do fear; | φοβεῖσθε | do fear; | |||||
στρουθιωP45 · P75 | than many | πολλῶν | than many | πολλων | | | passeribus | passeribus | than many | ܕܡܢ | than many | πολλῶν | than many | |||||
διαφερετεP45 · P75 | sparrows | στρουθίων | sparrows | στρουθιων | | | ne | pluris | sparrows | ܤܘܓܐܐ | sparrows | στρουθίων | sparrows | |||||
διαφέρετε.¶P45 · P75 | you are more valuable. | διαφέρετε.¶ | you are more valuable. | διαφερετε | | | — | estis | you are more valuable. | ܕܨܦܪܐ | you are more valuable. | διαφέρετε | you are more valuable. | |||||
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