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 | ||||||||||||
τωP4 | do produce | ποιήσατε | do produce | ποιησατε | | | facite | Facite | do produce | ܥܒܕܘ | do produce | Ποιήσατε | do produce | |||||
αβρααμP4 | therefore | οὖν | therefore | ουν | | | ergo | ergo | therefore | ܗܟܝܠ | therefore | οὖν | therefore | |||||
καρποὺςP4 | fruits | καρποὺς | fruits | — | | | fructum | fructus | fruits | ܦܐܪܐ | fruits | καρποὺς | fruits | |||||
ἀξίουςP4 | worthy | ἀξίους | worthy | — | | | dignum | dignos | worthy | ܕܫܘܝܢ | worthy | ἀξίους | worthy | |||||
τῆςP4 | <the> | τῆς | <the> | της | | | paenitentiae | — | — | — | — | τῆς | <the> | |||||
μετανοίας·P4 | of repentance; | μετανοίας· | of repentance; | μετανοιας | | | — | pœnitentiæ | of repentance; | ܠܬܝܒܘܬܐ | of repentance; | μετανοίας | of repentance; | |||||
καὶP4 | and | καὶ | and | και | | | et | et | and | ܘܠܐ | and | καὶ | and | |||||
μὴP4 | not | μὴ | not | μη | | | ne | ne | not | ܬܫܪܘܢ | not | μὴ | not | |||||
ἄρξησθεP4 | may begin | ἄρξησθε | may begin | αρξησθε | | | incipiatis | cœperitis | may begin | ܠܡܐܡܪ | may begin | ἄρξησθε | may begin | |||||
λέγεινP4 | to say | λέγειν | to say | λεγειν | | | dicere | dicere | to say | ܒܢܦܫܟܘܢ | to say | λέγειν | to say | |||||
ἐνP4 | in | ἐν | in | — | | | patrem | Patrem | in | ܕܐܒܐ | in | ἐν | in | |||||
ἑαυτοῖς·P4 | yourselves; | ἑαυτοῖς· | yourselves; | — | | | habemus | habemus | yourselves; | ܐܝܬ | yourselves; | ἑαυτοῖς | yourselves; | |||||
πατέραP4 | As father | πατέρα | As father | πατερα | | | abraham | Abraham | As father | ܠܢ | As father | Πατέρα | As father | |||||
ἔχομενP4 | We have | ἔχομεν | We have | εχομεν | | | in | — | — | — | — | ἔχομεν | We have | |||||
τὸνP4 | <the> | τὸν | <the> | τον | | | — | — | — | — | — | τὸν | <the> | |||||
Ἀβραάμ.P4 | Abraham. | Ἀβραάμ. | Abraham. | αβρααμ | | | dico | Dico | Abraham. | ܐܒܪܗܡ | Abraham. | Ἀβραάμ | Abraham. | |||||
λέγωP4 | I say | λέγω | I say | λεγω | | | enim | enim | I say | ܐܡܪ | I say | λέγω | I say | |||||
γὰρP4 | for | γὰρ | for | γαρ | | | uobis | vobis | for | ܓܝܪ | for | γὰρ | for | |||||
ὑμῖνP4 | to you | ὑμῖν | to you | ϋμειν | | | semet | quia | to you | ܠܟܘܢ | to you | ὑμῖν | to you | |||||
ὅτιP4 | that | ὅτι | that | οτι | | | potens | potens | that | ܓܝܪ | that | ὅτι | that | |||||
δύναταιP4 | is able | δύναται | is able | δυναται | | | est | est | is able | ܕܡܢ | is able | δύναται | is able | |||||
ὁP4 | <the> | ὁ | <the> | ο | | | ipsis | — | — | — | — | ὁ | <the> | |||||
θεὸςP4 | God | θεὸς | God | — | | | de | Deus | God | ܗܠܝܢ | God | θεὸς | God | |||||
ἐκP4 | from | ἐκ | from | εκ | | | — | de | from | ܟܐܦܐ | from | ἐκ | from | |||||
τῶνP4 | <the> | τῶν | <the> | των | | | quoniam | — | — | — | — | τῶν | <the> | |||||
λίθωνP4 | stones | λίθων | stones | λιθων | | | lapidibus | lapidibus | stones | ܡܫܟܚ | stones | λίθων | stones | |||||
τούτωνP4 | these | τούτων | these | τουτων | | | istis | istis | these | ܐܠܗܐ | these | τούτων | these | |||||
ἐγεῖραιP4 | to raise up | ἐγεῖραι | to raise up | εγειραι | | | suscitare | suscitare | to raise up | ܠܡܩܡܘ | to raise up | ἐγεῖραι | to raise up | |||||
τέκναP4 | children | τέκνα | children | τεκνα | | | filios | filios | children | ܒܢܝܐ | children | τέκνα | children | |||||
τῷP4 | <the> | τῷ | <the> | τω | | | ds | — | — | — | — | τῷ | <the> | |||||
Ἀβραάμ.P4 | to Abraham. | Ἀβραάμ. | to Abraham. | αβρααμ | | | abrahae | Abrahæ | to Abraham. | ܠܐܒܪܗܡ | to Abraham. | Ἀβραάμ | to Abraham. | |||||
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