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 | ||||||||||||
ειP45 · P75 | If | εἴ | If | ει | | | si | Si | If | ܡܢ | If | Εἴ | If | |||||
τισP45 · P75 | anyone | τις | anyone | τις | | | quis | quis | anyone | — | — | τις | anyone | |||||
ερχεταιP45 · P75 | comes | ἔρχεται | comes | ερχεται | | | uenit | venit | comes | ܕܐܬܐ | comes | ἔρχεται | comes | |||||
προσP45 · P75 | to | πρός | to | προς | | | ad | ad | to | ܠܘܬܝ | to | πρός | to | |||||
εμεP45 · P75 | Me | με | Me | με | | | me | me | Me | — | — | με | Me | |||||
καιP45 · P75 | and | καὶ | and | και | | | et | et | and | ܘܠܐ | and | καὶ | and | |||||
ουP45 · P75 | not | οὐ | not | ου | | | non | non | not | — | — | οὐ | not | |||||
μεισειP45 · P75 | he hates | μισεῖ | he hates | — | | | odit | odit | he hates | ܤܢܐ | he hates | μισεῖ | he hates | |||||
τονP45 · P75 | the | τὸν | the | τον | | | et | — | — | — | — | τὸν | the | |||||
πραP45 · P75 | father | πατέρα | father | πατερα | | | patrem | patrem | father | — | — | πατέρα | father | |||||
αυτουP45 · P75 | of himself | ἑαυτοῦ | of himself | — | | | suum | suum | of himself | ܠܐܒܘܗܝ | of himself | αὐτοῦ | of himself | |||||
καιP45 · P75 | and | καὶ | and | και | | | et | et | and | ܘܠܐܡܗ | and | καὶ | and | |||||
τηνP45 · P75 | the | τὴν | the | την | | | — | — | — | — | — | τὴν | the | |||||
μητεραP45 · P75 | mother | μητέρα | mother | μητερα | | | matrem | matrem | mother | — | — | μητέρα | mother | |||||
καιP45 · P75 | and | καὶ | and | και | | | et | et | and | ܘܠܐܚܘܗܝ | and | καὶ | and | |||||
τηνP45 · P75 | the | τὴν | the | την | | | — | — | — | — | — | τὴν | the | |||||
γυναικαP45 · P75 | wife | γυναῖκα | wife | γυναικα | | | uxorem | uxorem | wife | — | — | γυναῖκα | wife | |||||
καιP45 · P75 | and | καὶ | and | και | | | et | et | and | ܘܠܐܚܘܬܗ | and | καὶ | and | |||||
ταP45 · P75 | the | τὰ | the | τα | | | — | — | — | — | — | τὰ | the | |||||
τεκναP45 · P75 | children | τέκνα | children | τεκνα | | | filios | filios | children | ܘܠܐܢܬܬܗ | children | τέκνα | children | |||||
καιP45 · P75 | and | καὶ | and | και | | | et | et | and | — | — | καὶ | and | |||||
τουσP45 · P75 | the | τοὺς | the | τους | | | — | — | — | — | — | τοὺς | the | |||||
αδελφουσP45 · P75 | brothers | ἀδελφοὺς | brothers | αδελφους | | | fratres | fratres | brothers | ܘܠܒܢܘܗܝ | brothers | ἀδελφούς | brothers | |||||
καιP45 · P75 | and | καὶ | and | και | | | et | et | and | — | — | καὶ | and | |||||
τασP45 · P75 | the | τὰς | the | τας | | | — | — | — | — | — | τὰς | the | |||||
αδελφασP45 · P75 | sisters | ἀδελφάς, | sisters | αδελφας | | | sorores | sorores | sisters | ܘܐܦ | sisters | ἀδελφάς | sisters | |||||
ετιP45 · P75 | yes | ἔτι | yes | ετι | | | adhuc | adhuc | yes | ܠܢܦܫܗ | yes | ἔτι | yes | |||||
δεP45 · P75 | and | τε | and | — | | | — | autem | and | — | — | δὲ | and | |||||
καιP45 · P75 | even | καὶ | even | και | | | etiam | et | even | ܬܠܡܝܕܐ | even | καὶ | even | |||||
τηνP45 · P75 | the | τὴν | the | την | | | suam | — | — | — | — | τὴν | the | |||||
εαυτουP45 · P75 | life | ψυχὴν | life | — | | | animam | animam | life | — | — | ἑαυτοῦ | life | |||||
ψυχηνP45 · P75 | his own | ἑαυτοῦ, | his own | εαυτου | | | suam | suam | his own | ܠܐ | his own | ψυχήν | his own | |||||
ουP45 · P75 | not | οὐ | not | ου | | | non | non | not | — | — | οὐ | not | |||||
δυναταιP45 · P75 | he is able | δύναται | he is able | δυναται | | | potest | potest | he is able | ܡܫܟܚ | he is able | δύναταί | he is able | |||||
μουP45 · P75 | to be | εἶναί | to be | — | | | meus | meus | to be | ܕܢܗܘܐ | to be | μου | to be | |||||
ειναιP45 · P75 | My | μου | My | μου | | | esse | esse | My | — | — | μαθητὴς | My | |||||
μαθητησP45 · P75 | disciple. | μαθητής. | disciple. | μαθητης | | | discipulus | discipulus | disciple. | ܠܝ | disciple. | εἶναι | disciple. | |||||
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