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 | ||||||||||||
πληνP45 · P75 | But | πλὴν | But | πλην | | | uerumtamen | Verumtamen | But | ܒܪܡ | But | Πλὴν | But | |||||
αγαπατεP45 · P75 | do love | ἀγαπᾶτε | do love | αγαπατε | | | diligite | diligite | do love | ܐܚܒܘ | do love | ἀγαπᾶτε | do love | |||||
τουσP45 · P75 | the | τοὺς | the | τους | | | faenerate | — | — | — | — | τοὺς | the | |||||
εχθρουσP45 · P75 | enemies | ἐχθροὺς | enemies | εχθρους | | | inimicos | inimicos | enemies | ܠܒܥܠܕܒܒܝܟܘܢ | enemies | ἐχθροὺς | enemies | |||||
υμωνP45 · P75 | of you | ὑμῶν | of you | ϋμων | | | uestros | vestros | of you | — | — | ὑμῶν | of you | |||||
καιP45 · P75 | and | καὶ | and | και | | | benefacite | benefacite | and | ܘܐܛܐܒܘ | and | καὶ | and | |||||
αγαθοποιειτεP45 · P75 | do good | ἀγαθοποιεῖτε | do good | αγαθοποιειτε | | | et | et | do good | ܠܗܘܢ | do good | ἀγαθοποιεῖτε | do good | |||||
καιP45 · P75 | and | καὶ | and | και | | | — | mutuum | and | ܘܐܘܙܦܘ | and | καὶ | and | |||||
δανιζετεP45 · P75 | do lend | δανίζετε | do lend | δανιζετε | | | desperantes | date | do lend | ܘܠܐ | do lend | δανείζετε | do lend | |||||
μηδενP45 · P75 | nothing | μηδὲν | nothing | μηδεν | | | nihil | nihil | nothing | ܬܦܤܩܘܢ | nothing | μηδὲν | nothing | |||||
απελπιζοντεσP45 · P75 | expecting in return; | ἀπελπίζοντες· | expecting in return; | — | | | — | inde | expecting in return; | ܤܒܪܐ | expecting in return; | ἀπελπίζοντες | expecting in return; | |||||
καιP45 · P75 | and | καὶ | and | και | | | quoniam | sperantes | and | — | — | καὶ | and | |||||
εσταιP45 · P75 | will be | ἔσται | will be | εσται | | | et | et | will be | ܕܐܢܫ | will be | ἔσται | will be | |||||
οP45 · P75 | the | ὁ | the | ο | | | suabis | — | — | — | — | ὁ | the | |||||
μισθοσP45 · P75 | reward | μισθὸς | reward | μισθος | | | erit | erit | reward | ܘܢܗܘܐ | reward | μισθὸς | reward | |||||
υμωνP45 · P75 | of you | ὑμῶν | of you | ϋμων | | | merces | merces | of you | ܤܓܝ | of you | ὑμῶν | of you | |||||
πολυσP45 · P75 | great, | πολύς, | great, | πολυς | | | uestra | vestra | great, | ܐܓܪܟܘܢ | great, | πολύς | great, | |||||
καιP45 · P75 | and | καὶ | and | και | | | multa | multa | and | ܘܬܗܘܘܢ | and | καὶ | and | |||||
εσεσθεP45 · P75 | you will be | ἔσεσθε | you will be | — | | | et | et | you will be | — | — | ἔσεσθε | you will be | |||||
υιοιP45 · P75 | sons | υἱοὶ | sons | ϋιοι | | | eritis | eritis | sons | ܒܢܘܗܝ | sons | υἱοὶ | sons | |||||
υψιστουP45 · P75 | of the | τοῦ | of the | — | | | — | — | — | — | — | ὑψίστου | of the | |||||
οτιP45 · P75 | Most High, | ὑψίστου, | Most High, | ϋψιστου | | | fili | filii | Most High, | ܕܪܡܐ | Most High, | ὅτι | Most High, | |||||
χρηστοσP45 · P75 | for | ὅτι | for | οτι | | | altissimi | Altissimi | for | ܕܗܘ | for | αὐτὸς | for | |||||
αυτοσP45 · P75 | He himself | αὐτὸς | He himself | αυτος | | | et | quia | He himself | ܒܤܝܡ | He himself | χρηστός | He himself | |||||
εστινP45 · P75 | kind | χρηστός | kind | χρηστος | | | ipse | ipse | kind | ܗܘ | kind | ἐστιν | kind | |||||
επιP45 · P75 | is | ἐστιν | is | εστιν | | | — | benignus | is | ܥܠ | is | ἐπὶ | is | |||||
τουσP45 · P75 | to | ἐπὶ | to | επι | | | est | est | to | — | — | τοὺς | to | |||||
αχαριστουσP45 · P75 | the | τοὺς | the | τους | | | iniquos | — | — | — | — | ἀχαρίστους | the | |||||
καιP45 · P75 | ungrateful | ἀχαρίστους | ungrateful | αχαριστους | | | super | super | ungrateful | ܒܝܫܐ | ungrateful | καὶ | ungrateful | |||||
πονηρουσP45 · P75 | and | καὶ | and | και | | | ingratos | ingratos | and | ܘܥܠ | and | πονηρούς | and | |||||
πονηρούς.¶P45 · P75 | evil. | πονηρούς.¶ | evil. | πονηρους | | | et | et | evil. | ܟܦܘܪܐ | evil. | πονηρούς.¶ | evil. | |||||
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