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 | ||||||||||||
ιερουσαλημP45 · P75 | Jerusalem | Ἰερουσαλὴμ | Jerusalem | ϊερουσαλημ | | | hierusalem | Jerusalem | Jerusalem | ܐܘܪܫܠܡ | Jerusalem | Ἱερουσαλήμ | Jerusalem | |||||
ιερουσαλημP45 · P75 | Jerusalem, | Ἰερουσαλήμ, | Jerusalem, | ϊερουσαλημ | | | — | Jerusalem | Jerusalem, | ܐܘܪܫܠܡ | Jerusalem, | Ἱερουσαλήμ | Jerusalem, | |||||
ηP45 · P75 | You who are | ἡ | You who are | η | | | noluistis | — | — | — | — | ἡ | You who are | |||||
αποκτεινουσαP45 · P75 | killing | ἀποκτείνουσα | killing | αποκτεινουσα | | | quae | quæ | killing | ܩܛܠܬ | killing | ἀποκτένουσα | killing | |||||
τουσP45 · P75 | the | τοὺς | the | τους | | | hierusalem | — | — | — | — | τοὺς | the | |||||
προφητασP45 · P75 | prophets | προφήτας | prophets | προφητας | | | occidis | occidis | prophets | ܢܒܝܐ | prophets | προφήτας | prophets | |||||
καιP45 · P75 | and | καὶ | and | και | | | prophetas | prophetas | and | — | — | καὶ | and | |||||
λιθοβολουσαP45 · P75 | stoning | λιθοβολοῦσα | stoning | λιθοβολουσα | | | et | et | stoning | ܘܪܓܡܬ | stoning | λιθοβολοῦσα | stoning | |||||
τουσP45 · P75 | those | τοὺς | those | τους | | | — | — | — | — | — | τοὺς | those | |||||
απεσταλμενουσP45 · P75 | sent | ἀπεσταλμένους | sent | απεσταλμενους | | | lapidas | lapidas | sent | ܠܐܝܠܝܢ | sent | ἀπεσταλμένους | sent | |||||
προσP45 · P75 | to | πρὸς | to | προς | | | missos | eos | to | ܕܫܠܝܚܝܢ | to | πρὸς | to | |||||
αυτηνP45 · P75 | her, | αὐτήν, | her, | αυτην | | | — | qui | her, | ܠܘܬܗ | her, | αὐτήν | her, | |||||
ποσακισP45 · P75 | how often | ποσάκις | how often | ποσακις | | | gallina | mittuntur | how often | ܟܡܐ | how often | ποσάκις | how often | |||||
ηθελησαP45 · P75 | I have wanted | ἠθέλησα | I have wanted | ηθελησα | | | ad | ad | I have wanted | ܙܒܢܝܢ | I have wanted | ἠθέλησα | I have wanted | |||||
επισυναξαιP45 · P75 | to gather | ἐπισυνάξαι | to gather | επισυναξαι | | | te | te | to gather | — | — | ἐπισυνάξαι | to gather | |||||
ταP45 · P75 | those | τὰ | those | τα | | | pullos | — | — | — | — | τὰ | those | |||||
τεκναP45 · P75 | children | τέκνα | children | τεκνα | | | quotiens | quoties | children | ܨܒܝܬ | children | τέκνα | children | |||||
σουP45 · P75 | of you | σου | of you | σου | | | uolui | volui | of you | ܠܡܟܢܫܘ | of you | σου | of you | |||||
ονP45 · P75 | that | ὃν | that | ον | | | congregare | congregare | that | ܒܢܝܟܝ | that | ὃν | that | |||||
τροπονP45 · P75 | way | τρόπον | way | τροπον | | | filios | filios | way | ܐܝܟ | way | τρόπον | way | |||||
ορνισP45 · P75 | a hen gathers | ὄρνις | a hen gathers | — | | | tuos | tuos | a hen gathers | ܬܪܢܓܘܠܬܐ | a hen gathers | ὄρνις | a hen gathers | |||||
τηνP45 · P75 | <the> | τὴν | <the> | — | | | — | — | — | — | — | τὴν | <the> | |||||
εαυτησP45 · P75 | her own | ἑαυτῆς | her own | — | | | quemadmodum | quemadmodum | her own | ܕܟܢܫܐ | her own | ἑαυτῆς | her own | |||||
νοσσιανP45 · P75 | brood | νοσσιὰν | brood | νοσσια | | | suos | avis | brood | ܦܪܘܓܝܗ | brood | νοσσιὰν | brood | |||||
υποP45 · P75 | under | ὑπὸ | under | υπο | | | — | nidum | under | — | — | ὑπὸ | under | |||||
τασP45 · P75 | the | τὰς | the | τας | | | alas | — | — | — | — | τὰς | the | |||||
πτερυγασP45 · P75 | wings, | πτέρυγας, | wings, | πτερυγας | | | — | suum | wings, | ܬܚܝܬ | wings, | πτέρυγας | wings, | |||||
καιP45 · P75 | and | καὶ | and | και | | | sub | sub | and | ܓܦܝܗ | and | καὶ | and | |||||
ουκP45 · P75 | not | οὐκ | not | ουκ | | | suas | pennis | not | ܘܠܐ | not | οὐκ | not | |||||
ηθελησατεP45 · P75 | you were willing? | ἠθελήσατε; | you were willing? | ηθελησατε | | | et | et | you were willing? | ܨܒܝܬܘܢ | you were willing? | ἠθελήσατε | you were willing? | |||||
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