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 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | ||||||||||||
καιP75 | Also | καὶ | Also | και | | | enim | Nam | Also | ܐܦ | Also | Καὶ | Also | |||||
γαρP75 | for | γὰρ | for | γαρ | | | et | et | for | ܓܝܪ | for | γὰρ | for | |||||
εγωP75 | I myself | ἐγὼ | I myself | εγω | | | ego | ego | I myself | ܓܝܪ | I myself | ἐγὼ | I myself | |||||
ανοσP75 | a man | ἄνθρωπός | a man | ανθρωπος | | | homo | homo | a man | — | — | ἄνθρωπός | a man | |||||
ειμιP75 | am | εἰμι | am | ειμι | | | — | sum | am | ܓܒܪܐ | am | εἰμι | am | |||||
υποP75 | under | ὑπὸ | under | — | | | sub | sub | under | ܐܢܐ | under | ὑπὸ | under | |||||
εξουσιανP75 | authority | ἐξουσίαν | authority | — | | | potestate | potestate | authority | ܕܡܫܥܒܕ | authority | ἐξουσίαν | authority | |||||
τασσομενοσP75 | appointed, | τασσόμενος, | appointed, | — | | | constitutus | constitutus | appointed, | ܐܢܐ | appointed, | τασσόμενος | appointed, | |||||
εχωνP75 | having | ἔχων | having | — | | | habens | habens | having | ܬܚܝܬ | having | ἔχων | having | |||||
υπP75 | under | ὑπ᾽ | under | ϋπ | | | sub | sub | under | — | — | ὑπ’ | under | |||||
εμαυτονP75 | myself | ἐμαυτὸν | myself | εμαυτον | | | me | me | myself | ܫܘܠܛܢܐ | myself | ἐμαυτὸν | myself | |||||
στρατιωτασP75 | soldiers. | στρατιώτας. | soldiers. | στρατιωτας | | | milites | milites | soldiers. | ܘܐܝܬ | soldiers. | στρατιώτας | soldiers. | |||||
καιP75 | and | καὶ | and | και | | | et | et | and | ܬܚܝܬ | and | καὶ | and | |||||
λεγωP75 | I say | λέγω | I say | λεγω | | | dico | dico | I say | ܐܝܕܝ | I say | λέγω | I say | |||||
τουτωP75 | to this one; | τούτῳ· | to this one; | τουτω | | | huic | huic | to this one; | — | — | τούτῳ | to this one; | |||||
πορευθητιP75 | do go, | πορεύθητι, | do go, | — | | | uade | Vade | do go, | ܐܤܛܪܛܝܘܛܐ | do go, | Πορεύθητι | do go, | |||||
καιP75 | and | καὶ | and | και | | | et | et | and | ܘܐܡܪ | and | καὶ | and | |||||
πορευεταιP75 | he goes, | πορεύεται, | he goes, | πορευεται | | | uadit | vadit | he goes, | ܐܢܐ | he goes, | πορεύεται | he goes, | |||||
καιP75 | and | καὶ | and | και | | | et | et | and | ܠܗܢܐ | and | καὶ | and | |||||
αλλωP75 | to another; | ἄλλῳ· | to another; | αλλω | | | alii | alii | to another; | ܕܙܠ | to another; | ἄλλῳ | to another; | |||||
ερχουP75 | do come, | ἔρχου, | do come, | ερχου | | | ueni | Veni | do come, | — | — | Ἔρχου | do come, | |||||
καιP75 | and | καὶ | and | και | | | et | et | and | ܘܐܙܠ | and | καὶ | and | |||||
ερχεταιP75 | he comes, | ἔρχεται, | he comes, | ερχεται | | | uenit | venit | he comes, | ܘܠܐܚܪܢܐ | he comes, | ἔρχεται | he comes, | |||||
καιP75 | and | καὶ | and | και | | | et | et | and | ܕܬܐ | and | καὶ | and | |||||
τωP75 | to the | τῷ | to the | τω | | | — | — | — | — | — | τῷ | to the | |||||
δουλωP75 | servant | δούλῳ | servant | δουλω | | | seruo | servo | servant | ܘܐܬܐ | servant | δούλῳ | servant | |||||
μουP75 | of mine; | μου· | of mine; | μου | | | meo | meo | of mine; | ܘܠܥܒܕܝ | of mine; | μου | of mine; | |||||
ποιησονP75 | do enact | ποίησον | do enact | ποιησον | | | fac | Fac | do enact | — | — | Ποίησον | do enact | |||||
τουτοP75 | this, | τοῦτο, | this, | τουτο | | | hoc | hoc | this, | ܥܒܕ | this, | τοῦτο | this, | |||||
καιP75 | and | καὶ | and | και | | | et | et | and | ܗܕܐ | and | καὶ | and | |||||
ποιειP75 | he enacts it. | ποιεῖ. | he enacts it. | ποιει | | | facit | facit | he enacts it. | ܘܥܒܕ | he enacts it. | ποιεῖ | he enacts it. | |||||
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