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 | ||||||||||||
απεκρεινατοP4 | Answered | ἀπεκρίνατο | Answered | — | | | conoscens | respondit | Answered | ܥܢܐ | Answered | ἀπεκρίνατο | Answered | |||||
λεγωνP4 | saying | λέγων | saying | — | | | eorum | Joannes | saying | ܝܘܚܢܢ | saying | ὁ | saying | |||||
πασινP4 | to all | πᾶσιν | to all | — | | | dixit | dicens | to all | ܘܐܡܪ | to all | Ἰωάννης | to all | |||||
οP4 | <the> | ὁ | <the> | — | | | in | — | — | — | — | ἅπασιν | <the> | |||||
ιωαννησP4 | John: | Ἰωάννης· | John: | — | | | — | omnibus | John: | ܠܗܘܢ | John: | λέγων | John: | |||||
εγωP4 | I myself | ἐγὼ | I myself | εγω | | | ego | Ego | I myself | ܐܢܐ | I myself | Ἐγὼ | I myself | |||||
μενP4 | indeed | μὲν | indeed | — | | | qui | quidem | indeed | ܗܐ | indeed | μὲν | indeed | |||||
υδατιP4 | with water | ὕδατι | with water | — | | | aqua | aqua | with water | ܡܥܡܕ | with water | ὕδατι | with water | |||||
βαπτιζωP4 | baptize | βαπτίζω | baptize | — | | | baptizo | baptizo | baptize | — | — | βαπτίζω | baptize | |||||
υμασP4 | you; | ὑμᾶς· | you; | ϋμας | | | uos | vos | you; | ܐܢܐ | you; | ὑμᾶς | you; | |||||
ερχεταιP4 | comes | ἔρχεται | comes | — | | | uenit | veniet | comes | ܠܟܘܢ | comes | ἔρχεται | comes | |||||
δεP4 | however | δὲ | however | — | | | autem | autem | however | ܕܝܢ | but | δὲ | however | |||||
οP4 | the One | ὁ | the One | — | | | in | — | — | — | — | ὁ | the One | |||||
ισχυροτεροσP4 | mightier | ἰσχυρότερός | mightier | — | | | fortior | fortior | mightier | ܐܬܐ | mightier | ἰσχυρότερός | mightier | |||||
μουP4 | than I, | μου, | than I, | — | | | me | me | than I, | ܕܝܢ | than I, | μου | than I, | |||||
ουP4 | of whom | οὗ | of whom | — | | | cuius | cujus | of whom | ܗܘ | of whom | οὗ | of whom | |||||
ουκP4 | not | οὐκ | not | — | | | non | non | not | ܕܚܝܠܬܢ | not | οὐκ | not | |||||
ειμιP4 | I am | εἰμὶ | I am | — | | | sum | sum | I am | ܡܢܝ | I am | εἰμὶ | I am | |||||
ικανοσP4 | worthy | ἱκανὸς | worthy | — | | | dignus | dignus | worthy | ܗܘ | worthy | ἱκανὸς | worthy | |||||
λυσαιP4 | to untie | λῦσαι | to untie | — | | | solbere | solvere | to untie | ܕܠܐ | to untie | λῦσαι | to untie | |||||
τονP4 | the | τὸν | the | — | | | paenitentiam | — | — | — | — | τὸν | the | |||||
ιματαP4 | strap | ἱμάντα | strap | — | | | corregiam | corrigiam | strap | ܫܘܐ | strap | ἱμάντα | strap | |||||
τωνP4 | of the | τῶν | of the | — | | | est | — | — | — | — | τῶν | of the | |||||
υποδηματωνP4 | sandals | ὑποδημάτων | sandals | — | | | calciamenti | calceamentorum | sandals | ܐܢܐ | sandals | ὑποδημάτων | sandals | |||||
αυτουP4 | of Him. | αὐτοῦ. | of Him. | — | | | in | ejus | of Him. | ܕܐܫܪܐ | of Him. | αὐτοῦ | of Him. | |||||
αυτοσP4 | He himself | αὐτὸς | He himself | — | | | ipse | ipse | He himself | — | — | αὐτὸς | He himself | |||||
υμασP4 | you | ὑμᾶς | you | — | | | uos | vos | you | ܥܪܩܐ | you | ὑμᾶς | you | |||||
βαπτισειP4 | will baptize | βαπτίσει | will baptize | — | | | baptizabit | baptizabit | will baptize | ܕܡܤܢܘܗܝ | will baptize | βαπτίσει | will baptize | |||||
ενP4 | with | ἐν | with | εν | | | intellectum | in | with | ܗܘ | with | ἐν | with | |||||
πνιP4 | the Spirit | πνεύματι | the Spirit | πνευματι | | | spirito | Spiritu | the Spirit | ܢܥܡܕܟܘܢ | the Spirit | πνεύματι | the Spirit | |||||
αγιωP4 | Holy | ἁγίῳ | Holy | αγιω | | | sancto | Sancto | Holy | ܒܪܘܚܐ | Holy | ἁγίῳ | Holy | |||||
καιP4 | and | καὶ | and | και | | | et | et | and | ܕܩܘܕܫܐ | and | καὶ | and | |||||
πυριP4 | with fire, | πυρί, | with fire, | πυρι | | | igni | igni | with fire, | ܘܒܢܘܪܐ | with fire, | πυρί | with fire, | |||||
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