The Gospels across their earliest witnesses, and the tradition they carried forward
| Greek Papyri | Coptic | Alexandrian | Latin | Western | Syriac | Byzantine | ||||||||||||||
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Earliest Papyri c. 125–250 AD · Greek TAGNT | Sahidic c. 250–300 AD · Coptic Horner | Vaticanus c. 175–325 AD · Greek TAGNT | Vulgate c. 150–383 AD · Latin Whitaker | Bezae c. 150–400 AD · Greek/Latin Latin | Peshitta c. 170–400 AD · Syriac PayneSmith | Byzantine c. 300–500 AD · Greek TAGNT | ||||||||||||||
απεκρεινατοP4 | Answered | ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ | answer | ἀπεκρίνατο | Answered | respondit | Answered | — | | | conoscens | ܥܢܐ | Answered | ἀπεκρίνατο | Answered | ||||||
λεγωνP4 | saying | ⲉϥϫⲱ | say | λέγων | saying | Joannes | saying | — | | | eorum | ܝܘܚܢܢ | saying | ὁ | saying | ||||||
πασινP4 | to all | ⲙⲙⲟⲥ | our | πᾶσιν | to all | dicens | to all | — | | | dixit | ܘܐܡܪ | to all | Ἰωάννης | to all | ||||||
οP4 | <the> | — | — | ὁ | <the> | — | — | — | | | in | — | — | ἅπασιν | <the> | ||||||
ιωαννησP4 | John: | ⲁⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ | John: | Ἰωάννης· | John: | omnibus | John: | — | | | — | ܠܗܘܢ | John: | λέγων | John: | ||||||
εγωP4 | I myself | ⲟⲩⲟⲛ | someone | ἐγὼ | I myself | Ego | I myself | εγω | | | ego | ܐܢܐ | I myself | Ἐγὼ | I myself | ||||||
μενP4 | indeed | ⲙⲉⲛ | indeed | μὲν | indeed | quidem | indeed | — | | | qui | ܗܐ | indeed | μὲν | indeed | ||||||
υδατιP4 | with water | ⲛⲓⲙ | who? | ὕδατι | with water | aqua | with water | — | | | aqua | ܡܥܡܕ | with water | ὕδατι | with water | ||||||
βαπτιζωP4 | baptize | ⲉⲓⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲍⲉ | baptize | βαπτίζω | baptize | baptizo | baptize | — | | | baptizo | — | — | βαπτίζω | baptize | ||||||
υμασP4 | you; | ϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲕ | spathe | ὑμᾶς· | you; | vos | you; | ϋμας | | | uos | ܐܢܐ | you; | ὑμᾶς | you; | ||||||
ερχεταιP4 | comes | ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ | our | ἔρχεται | comes | veniet | comes | — | | | uenit | ܠܟܘܢ | comes | ἔρχεται | comes | ||||||
δεP4 | however | ⲇⲉ | however | δὲ | however | autem | however | — | | | autem | ܕܝܢ | but | δὲ | however | ||||||
οP4 | the One | — | — | ὁ | the One | — | — | — | | | in | — | — | ὁ | the One | ||||||
ισχυροτεροσP4 | mightier | ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩ | water | ἰσχυρότερός | mightier | fortior | mightier | — | | | fortior | ܐܬܐ | mightier | ἰσχυρότερός | mightier | ||||||
μουP4 | than I, | ϥⲛⲏⲩ | come | μου, | than I, | me | than I, | — | | | me | ܕܝܢ | than I, | μου | than I, | ||||||
ουP4 | of whom | ⲇⲉ | and | οὗ | of whom | cujus | of whom | — | | | cuius | ܗܘ | of whom | οὗ | of whom | ||||||
ουκP4 | not | ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉⲧϫⲟⲟⲣ | be or become strong | οὐκ | not | non | not | — | | | non | ܕܚܝܠܬܢ | not | οὐκ | not | ||||||
ειμιP4 | I am | ⲉⲣⲟⲓ | to | εἰμὶ | I am | sum | I am | — | | | sum | ܡܢܝ | I am | εἰμὶ | I am | ||||||
ικανοσP4 | worthy | ⲡⲁⲓ | this | ἱκανὸς | worthy | dignus | worthy | — | | | dignus | ܗܘ | worthy | ἱκανὸς | worthy | ||||||
λυσαιP4 | to untie | ⲉⲛϯⲙⲡϣⲁ | be worthy | λῦσαι | to untie | solvere | to untie | — | | | solbere | ܕܠܐ | to untie | λῦσαι | to untie | ||||||
τονP4 | the | — | — | τὸν | the | — | — | — | | | paenitentiam | — | — | τὸν | the | ||||||
ιμανταP4 | strap | ⲁⲛ | great one | ἱμάντα | strap | corrigiam | strap | — | | | corregiam | ܫܘܐ | strap | ἱμάντα | strap | ||||||
τωνP4 | of the | — | — | τῶν | of the | — | — | — | | | est | — | — | τῶν | of the | ||||||
υποδηματωνP4 | sandals | ⲃⲃⲱⲗ | loosen | ὑποδημάτων | sandals | calceamentorum | sandals | — | | | calciamenti | ܐܢܐ | sandals | ὑποδημάτων | sandals | ||||||
αυτουP4 | of Him. | — | — | αὐτοῦ. | of Him. | ejus | of Him. | — | | | in | ܕܐܫܪܐ | of Him. | αὐτοῦ | of Him. | ||||||
αυτοσP4 | He himself | ⲉⲃⲟⲗ | out | αὐτὸς | He himself | ipse | He himself | — | | | ipse | — | — | αὐτὸς | He himself | ||||||
υμασP4 | you | ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩⲥ | strap | ὑμᾶς | you | vos | you | — | | | uos | ܥܪܩܐ | you | ὑμᾶς | you | ||||||
βαπτισειP4 | will baptize | ⲙⲡⲉϥⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ | shoe | βαπτίσει | will baptize | baptizabit | will baptize | — | | | baptizabit | ܕܡܤܢܘܗܝ | will baptize | βαπτίσει | will baptize | ||||||
ενP4 | with | ⲛⲧⲟϥ | he | ἐν | with | in | with | εν | | | intellectum | ܗܘ | with | ἐν | with | ||||||
πνιP4 | the Spirit | ϩⲛⲟⲩⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ | the Spirit | πνεύματι | the Spirit | Spiritu | the Spirit | πνευματι | | | spirito | ܢܥܡܕܟܘܢ | the Spirit | πνεύματι | the Spirit | ||||||
αγιωP4 | Holy | ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲍⲉ | to baptize | ἁγίῳ | Holy | Sancto | Holy | αγιω | | | sancto | ܒܪܘܚܐ | Holy | ἁγίῳ | Holy | ||||||
καιP4 | and | — | — | καὶ | and | et | and | και | | | et | ܕܩܘܕܫܐ | and | καὶ | and | ||||||
πυριP4 | with fire, | ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ | our | πυρί, | with fire, | igni | with fire, | πυρι | | | igni | ܘܒܢܘܪܐ | with fire, | πυρί | with fire, | ||||||
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