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 | ||||||||||||
τωP75 | To the one | τῷ | To the one | τω | | | et | — | — | — | — | Τῷ | To the one | |||||
τυπτοντιP75 | striking | τύπτοντί | striking | τυπτοντι | | | et | Et | striking | ܘܠܕܡܚܐ | striking | τύπτοντί | striking | |||||
σεP75 | you | σε | you | σε | | | qui | qui | you | ܠܟ | you | σε | you | |||||
επιP75 | on | ἐπὶ | on | — | | | te | te | on | ܥܠ | on | ἐπὶ | on | |||||
τηνP75 | the | τὴν | the | την | | | tunicam | — | — | — | — | τὴν | the | |||||
σιαγοναP75 | cheek, | σιαγόνα, | cheek, | σιαγονα | | | percutit | percutit | cheek, | ܦܟܟ | cheek, | σιαγόνα | cheek, | |||||
παρεχεP75 | do offer | πάρεχε | do offer | παρεχε | | | in | in | do offer | ܩܪܒ | do offer | πάρεχε | do offer | |||||
καιP75 | also | καὶ | also | και | | | maxillam | maxillam | also | ܠܗ | also | καὶ | also | |||||
τηνP75 | the | τὴν | the | την | | | praebe | — | — | — | — | τὴν | the | |||||
αλληνP75 | other; | ἄλλην· | other; | αλλην | | | illi | præbe | other; | ܐܚܪܢܐ | other; | ἄλλην | other; | |||||
καιP75 | and | καὶ | and | και | | | et | et | and | — | — | καὶ | and | |||||
αποP75 | from | ἀπὸ | from | απο | | | — | alteram | from | ܘܡܢ | from | ἀπὸ | from | |||||
τουP75 | the one | τοῦ | the one | του | | | aliam | — | — | — | — | τοῦ | the one | |||||
αιροντοσP75 | taking away | αἴροντός | taking away | αιροντος | | | tollit | Et | taking away | ܡܢ | taking away | αἴροντός | taking away | |||||
σουP75 | your | σου | your | σου | | | ab | ab | your | ܕܫܩܠ | your | σου | your | |||||
τοP75 | <the> | τὸ | <the> | το | | | tuam | — | — | — | — | τὸ | <the> | |||||
ιματιονP75 | cloak | ἱμάτιον | cloak | ϊματιον | | | eo | eo | cloak | ܡܪܛܘܛܟ | cloak | ἱμάτιον | cloak | |||||
καιP75 | also | καὶ | also | και | | | qui | qui | also | ܠܐ | also | καὶ | also | |||||
τονP75 | the | τὸν | the | τον | | | palleum | — | — | — | — | τὸν | the | |||||
χιτωναP75 | tunic | χιτῶνα | tunic | χιτωνα | | | — | aufert | tunic | ܬܟܠܐ | tunic | χιτῶνα | tunic | |||||
μηP75 | not | μὴ | not | μη | | | ne | tibi | not | ܐܦ | not | μὴ | not | |||||
κωλυσησP75 | may do withhold. | κωλύσῃς.¶ | may do withhold. | κωλυσης | | | uetueris | vestimentum | may do withhold. | ܟܘܬܝܢܟ | may do withhold. | κωλύσῃς | may do withhold. | |||||
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