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 | ||||||||||||
καιP3 · P75 · P82 | and | καὶ | and | και | | | et | et | and | ܘܩܡܬ | and | καὶ | and | |||||
στασαP3 · P75 · P82 | having stood | στᾶσα | having stood | στασα | | | stans | stans | having stood | ܒܤܬܪܗ | having stood | στᾶσα | having stood | |||||
οπισωP3 · P75 · P82 | behind | ὀπίσω | behind | οπισω | | | retro | retro | behind | — | — | παρὰ | behind | |||||
παραP3 · P75 · P82 | at | παρὰ | at | παρα | | | ad | secus | at | ܠܘܬ | at | τοὺς | at | |||||
τουσP3 · P75 · P82 | the | τοὺς | the | τους | | | — | — | — | — | — | πόδας | the | |||||
ποδασP3 · P75 · P82 | feet | πόδας | feet | ποδας | | | pedes | pedes | feet | ܪܓܠܘܗܝ | feet | αὐτοῦ | feet | |||||
αυτουP3 · P75 · P82 | of Him | αὐτοῦ, | of Him | αυτου | | | eius | ejus | of Him | ܘܒܟܝܐ | of Him | ὀπίσω | of Him | |||||
κλαιουσαP3 · P75 · P82 | weeping | κλαίουσα | weeping | κλαιουσα | | | lacrimis | lacrimis | weeping | ܗܘܬ | weeping | κλαίουσα | weeping | |||||
τοισP3 · P75 · P82 | with the | τοῖς | with the | τοις | | | — | — | — | — | — | ἤρξατο | with the | |||||
δακρυσινP3 · P75 · P82 | tears | δάκρυσιν | tears | δακρυσι | | | — | cœpit | tears | — | — | βρέχειν | tears | |||||
ηρξατοP3 · P75 · P82 | she began | ἤρξατο | she began | — | | | plorans | rigare | she began | ܘܫܪܝܬ | she began | τοὺς | she began | |||||
βρεχεινP3 · P75 · P82 | to wet | βρέχειν | to wet | — | | | pedes | pedes | to wet | ܒܕܡܥܝܗ | to wet | πόδας | to wet | |||||
τουσP3 · P75 · P82 | the | τοὺς | the | τους | | | — | — | — | — | — | αὐτοῦ | the | |||||
ποδασP3 · P75 · P82 | feet | πόδας | feet | ποδας | | | eius | ejus | feet | ܡܨܒܥܐ | feet | τοῖς | feet | |||||
αυτουP3 · P75 · P82 | of Him | αὐτοῦ | of Him | αυτου | | | — | — | — | — | — | δάκρυσιν | of Him | |||||
καιP3 · P75 · P82 | and | καὶ | and | και | | | et | et | and | ܪܓܠܘܗܝ | and | καὶ | and | |||||
ταισP3 · P75 · P82 | with the | ταῖς | with the | ταις | | | inpleuit | — | — | — | — | ταῖς | with the | |||||
θριξινP3 · P75 · P82 | hairs | θριξὶν | hairs | θριξει | | | capillis | capillis | hairs | ܘܒܤܥܪܐ | hairs | θριξὶν | hairs | |||||
τησP3 · P75 · P82 | of the | τῆς | of the | της | | | — | — | — | — | — | τῆς | of the | |||||
κεφαλησP3 · P75 · P82 | head | κεφαλῆς | head | κεφαλης | | | capitis | capitis | head | ܕܪܫܗ | head | κεφαλῆς | head | |||||
αυτησP3 · P75 · P82 | of her | αὐτῆς | of her | αυτης | | | sui | sui | of her | ܡܫܘܝܢ | of her | αὐτῆς | of her | |||||
εξεμασσενP3 · P75 · P82 | she was wiping them | ἐξέμασσεν | she was wiping them | — | | | — | tergebat | she was wiping them | — | — | ἐξέμασσεν | she was wiping them | |||||
καιP3 · P75 · P82 | and | καὶ | and | και | | | et | et | and | ܠܗܝܢ | and | καὶ | and | |||||
κατεφιλειP3 · P75 · P82 | was kissing | κατεφίλει | was kissing | κατεφιλει | | | osculabatur | osculabatur | was kissing | ܘܡܢܫܩܐ | was kissing | κατεφίλει | was kissing | |||||
τουσP3 · P75 · P82 | the | τοὺς | the | τους | | | — | — | — | — | — | τοὺς | the | |||||
ποδασP3 · P75 · P82 | feet | πόδας | feet | ποδας | | | pedes | pedes | feet | ܗܘܬ | feet | πόδας | feet | |||||
αυτουP3 · P75 · P82 | of Him | αὐτοῦ | of Him | αυτου | | | eius | ejus | of Him | ܪܓܠܘܗܝ | of Him | αὐτοῦ | of Him | |||||
καιP3 · P75 · P82 | and | καὶ | and | και | | | et | et | and | — | — | καὶ | and | |||||
ηλειφενP3 · P75 · P82 | was anointing them | ἤλειφεν | was anointing them | ηλειφεν | | | unguebat | unguento | was anointing them | ܘܡܫܚܐ | was anointing them | ἤλειφεν | was anointing them | |||||
τωP3 · P75 · P82 | with the | τῷ | with the | τω | | | extersit | — | — | — | — | τῷ | with the | |||||
μυρωP3 · P75 · P82 | fragrant oil. | μύρῳ. | fragrant oil. | μυρω | | | unguento | ungebat | fragrant oil. | ܒܤܡܐ | fragrant oil. | μύρῳ | fragrant oil. | |||||
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