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 | ||||||||||||
λαλειP45 · P75 | The | Ὁ | The | ο | | | froferet | — | — | — | — | Ὁ | The | |||||
τοP45 · P75 | good | ἀγαθὸς | good | αγαθος | | | bonus | Bonus | good | ܓܒܪܐ | good | ἀγαθὸς | good | |||||
στομαP45 · P75 | man | ἄνθρωπος | man | ανθρωπος | | | homo | homo | man | ܛܒܐ | man | ἄνθρωπος | man | |||||
αυτουP45 · P75 | out of | ἐκ | out of | εκ | | | de | de | out of | ܡܢ | out of | ἐκ | out of | |||||
τοῦP45 · P75 | the | τοῦ | the | του | | | — | — | — | — | — | τοῦ | the | |||||
ἀγαθοῦP45 · P75 | good | ἀγαθοῦ | good | αγαθου | | | bono | bono | good | — | — | ἀγαθοῦ | good | |||||
θησαυροῦP45 · P75 | treasure | θησαυροῦ | treasure | θησαυρου | | | — | — | — | ܤܝܡܬܐ | treasure | θησαυροῦ | treasure | |||||
τῆςP45 · P75 | of the | τῆς | of the | — | | | — | — | — | — | — | τῆς | of the | |||||
καρδίαςP45 · P75 | his heart | καρδίας | his heart | — | | | thensauro | thesauro | his heart | ܛܒܬܐ | his heart | καρδίας | his heart | |||||
αὐτοῦP45 · P75 | of him | αὐτοῦ | of him | αυτου | | | cordis | cordis | of him | ܕܒܠܒܗ | of him | αὐτοῦ | of him | |||||
προφέρειP45 · P75 | brings forth | προφέρει | brings forth | — | | | sui | sui | brings forth | ܡܦܩ | brings forth | προφέρει | brings forth | |||||
τὸP45 · P75 | that which is | τὸ | that which is | — | | | — | — | — | — | — | τὸ | that which is | |||||
ἀγαθόν,P45 · P75 | good, | ἀγαθόν, | good, | — | | | proferet | profert | good, | ܛܒܬܐ | good, | ἀγαθόν | good, | |||||
καὶP45 · P75 | and | καὶ | and | — | | | bonum | bonum | and | — | — | καὶ | and | |||||
ὁP45 · P75 | the | ὁ | the | — | | | — | — | — | — | — | ὁ | the | |||||
πονηρὸςP45 · P75 | evil | πονηρὸς | evil | — | | | et | et | evil | ܘܓܒܪܐ | evil | πονηρὸς | evil | |||||
ἄνθρωποςP45 · P75 | man | ἄνθρωπος | man | — | | | malus | malus | man | ܒܝܫܐ | man | ἄνθρωπος | man | |||||
ἐκP45 · P75 | out of | ἐκ | out of | — | | | — | — | — | ܡܢ | out of | ἐκ | out of | |||||
τοῦP45 · P75 | the | τοῦ | the | — | | | — | — | — | — | — | τοῦ | the | |||||
πονηροῦP45 · P75 | evil | πονηροῦ | evil | — | | | — | homo | evil | ܤܝܡܬܐ | evil | πονηροῦ | evil | |||||
θησαυροῦP45 · P75 | treasure | θησαυροῦ | treasure | — | | | de | de | treasure | ܒܝܫܬܐ | treasure | θησαυροῦ | treasure | |||||
τῆςP45 · P75 | the | τῆς | the | της | | | de | — | — | — | — | τῆς | the | |||||
καρδίαςP45 · P75 | heart | καρδίας | heart | καρδιας | | | malo | malo | heart | ܕܒܠܒܗ | heart | καρδίας | heart | |||||
αὑτοῦP45 · P75 | his own | αὑτοῦ | his own | — | | | — | thesauro | his own | — | — | αὐτοῦ | his own | |||||
προφέρειP45 · P75 | brings forth | προφέρει | brings forth | προφερει | | | — | profert | brings forth | ܡܦܩ | brings forth | προφέρει | brings forth | |||||
τὸP45 · P75 | that which is | τὸ | that which is | — | | | — | — | — | — | — | τὸ | that which is | |||||
πονηρόν·P45 · P75 | evil; | πονηρόν· | evil; | — | | | malum | malum | evil; | ܒܝܫܬܐ | evil; | πονηρόν | evil; | |||||
ἐκP45 · P75 | Out of | ἐκ | Out of | εκ | | | — | Ex | Out of | ܡܢ | Out of | ἐκ | Out of | |||||
γὰρP45 · P75 | for | γὰρ | for | — | | | abundantia | abundantia | for | ܓܝܪ | for | γὰρ | for | |||||
τοῦP45 · P75 | of the | τοῦ | of the | του | | | — | — | — | — | — | τοῦ | of the | |||||
περισσεύματοςP45 · P75 | overflow | περισσεύματος | overflow | — | | | — | — | — | ܠܒܐ | overflow | περισσεύματος | overflow | |||||
τῆςP45 · P75 | <the> | τῆς | <the> | — | | | — | — | — | — | — | τῆς | <the> | |||||
καρδίαςP45 · P75 | of his heart | καρδίας | of his heart | — | | | enim | enim | of his heart | — | — | καρδίας | of his heart | |||||
λαλεῖP45 · P75 | speaks | λαλεῖ | speaks | — | | | cordis | cordis | speaks | ܓܝܪ | speaks | λαλεῖ | speaks | |||||
τὸP45 · P75 | the | τὸ | the | το | | | eius | — | — | — | — | τὸ | the | |||||
στόμαP45 · P75 | mouth | στόμα | mouth | στομα | | | os | os | mouth | ܡܡܠܠܢ | mouth | στόμα | mouth | |||||
αὐτοῦ.P45 · P75 | of him. | αὐτοῦ. | of him. | αυτου | | | loquitur | loquitur | of him. | ܤܦܘܬܐ | of him. | αὐτοῦ | of him. | |||||
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