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 | ||||||||||||
καιP88 | And | Καὶ | And | και | | | et | Et | And | ܬܠܡܝܕܘܗܝ | And | Καὶ | And | |||||
ησανP88 | were | ἦσαν | were | ησαν | | | erant | erant | were | ܕܝܢ | were | ἦσαν | were | |||||
οιP88 | the | οἱ | the | οι | | | iohannis | — | — | — | — | οἱ | the | |||||
μαθηταιP88 | disciples | μαθηταὶ | disciples | μαθηται | | | discipuli | discipuli | disciples | — | — | μαθηταὶ | disciples | |||||
ιωανουP88 | of John | Ἰωάννου | of John | ϊωαννου | | | — | Joannis | of John | ܕܝܘܚܢܢ | of John | Ἰωάννου | of John | |||||
καιP88 | and | καὶ | and | και | | | et | et | and | ܘܦܪܝܫܐ | and | καὶ | and | |||||
οιP88 | the | οἱ | the | οι | | | — | — | — | — | — | οἱ | the | |||||
φαρεισεοιP88 | of the | τῶν | of the | — | | | — | — | — | — | — | τῶν | of the | |||||
νηστευοντεσP88 | Pharisees | Φαρισαῖοι | Pharisees | φαρισαιοι | | | pharisaei | pharisæi | Pharisees | — | — | Φαρισαίων | Pharisees | |||||
καιP88 | fasting | νηστεύοντες | fasting | νηστευοντες | | | — | — | — | ܨܝܡܝܢ | fasting | νηστεύοντες | fasting | |||||
ερχονταιP88 | And | καὶ | And | και | | | ieiunantes | jejunantes | And | ܗܘܘ | And | καὶ | And | |||||
καιP88 | they come | ἔρχονται | they come | ερχονται | | | et | et | they come | ܘܐܬܘ | they come | ἔρχονται | they come | |||||
λεγουσινP88 | and | καὶ | and | και | | | ueniunt | veniunt | and | — | — | καὶ | and | |||||
αυτωP88 | they say | λέγουσιν | they say | λεγουσιν | | | et | et | they say | ܘܐܡܪܝܢ | they say | λέγουσιν | they say | |||||
διαP88 | to Him; | αὐτῷ· | to Him; | αυτω | | | dicunt | dicunt | to Him; | ܠܗ | to Him; | αὐτῷ | to Him; | |||||
τιP88 | Because of | διὰ | Because of | δια | | | illi | illi | Because of | — | — | Διὰ | Because of | |||||
οιP88 | why | τί | why | τι | | | quare | Quare | why | ܠܡܢܐ | why | τί | why | |||||
μαθηταιP88 | the | οἱ | the | οι | | | — | — | — | — | — | οἱ | the | |||||
ιωαννουP88 | disciples | μαθηταὶ | disciples | μαθηται | | | discipuli | discipuli | disciples | ܬܠܡܝܕܘܗܝ | disciples | μαθηταὶ | disciples | |||||
καιP88 | of John | Ἰωάννου | of John | ϊωαννου | | | — | Joannis | of John | — | — | Ἰωάννου | of John | |||||
οιP88 | and | καὶ | and | και | | | et | et | and | ܕܝܘܚܢܢ | and | καὶ | and | |||||
μαθηταιP88 | the | οἱ | the | οι | | | — | — | — | — | — | οἱ | the | |||||
τωνP88 | disciples | μαθηταὶ | disciples | — | | | pharisaeorum | pharisæorum | disciples | ܘܕܦܪܝܫܐ | disciples | τῶν | disciples | |||||
φαρειασεωνP88 | of the | τῶν | of the | των | | | — | — | — | — | — | Φαρισαίων | of the | |||||
νηστευουσινP88 | Pharisees | Φαρισαίων | Pharisees | φαρεισαιων | | | — | — | — | ܨܝܡܝܢ | Pharisees | νηστεύουσιν | Pharisees | |||||
νηστεύουσιν,P88 | fast, | νηστεύουσιν, | fast, | νηστευουσιν | | | ieiunant | jejunant | fast, | — | — | οἱ | fast, | |||||
οἱP88 | <the> | οἱ | <the> | οι | | | iohannis | — | — | — | — | δὲ | <the> | |||||
δὲP88 | but | δὲ | but | δε | | | tui | tui | but | ܕܝܢ | but | σοὶ | but | |||||
σοὶP88 | Your | σοὶ | Your | σοι | | | autem | autem | Your | ܕܝܠܟ | Your | μαθηταὶ | Your | |||||
μαθηταὶP88 | disciples | μαθηταὶ | disciples | μαθηται | | | discipuli | discipuli | disciples | — | — | οὐ | disciples | |||||
οὐP88 | not | οὐ | not | ου | | | non | non | not | ܠܐ | not | νηστεύουσιν | not | |||||
νηστεύουσιν;¶P88 | fast? | νηστεύουσιν;¶ | fast? | νηστευουσιν | | | ieiunant | jejunant | fast? | ܨܝܡܝܢ | fast? | νηστεύουσιν;¶ | fast? | |||||
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