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 | ||||||||||||
ουδεισP88 | and | Καὶ | and | — | | | nemo | Nemo | and | ܠܐ | and | Καὶ | and | |||||
επιβλημαP88 | No one | οὐδεὶς | No one | ουδεις | | | a | assumentum | No one | ܐܢܫ | No one | οὐδεὶς | No one | |||||
ρακουσP88 | a patch | ἐπίβλημα | a patch | — | | | adsumentum | — | — | ܪܡܐ | a patch | ἐπίβλημα | a patch | |||||
αγναφουP88 | of cloth | ῥάκους | of cloth | — | | | panni | panni | of cloth | — | — | ῥάκους | of cloth | |||||
επιραπτιP88 | unshrunk | ἀγνάφου | unshrunk | — | | | rudis | rudis | unshrunk | ܐܘܪܩܥܬܐ | unshrunk | ἀγνάφου | unshrunk | |||||
επιP88 | sews | ἐπιράπτει | sews | — | | | — | assuit | sews | ܚܕܬܐ | sews | ἐπιρράπτει | sews | |||||
ιματιονP88 | on | ἐπὶ | on | — | | | — | — | — | ܘܚܐܛ | on | ἐπὶ | on | |||||
παλαιονP88 | clothing | ἱμάτιον | clothing | — | | | uestimento | vestimento | clothing | ܥܠ | clothing | ἱματίῳ | clothing | |||||
ειP88 | old; | παλαιόν· | old; | — | | | ueteri | veteri | old; | ܡܐܢܐ | old; | παλαιῷ | old; | |||||
δεP88 | lest | εἰ | lest | — | | | alioquin | alioquin | lest | ܒܠܝܐ | lest | εἰ | lest | |||||
μηP88 | then | δὲ | then | δε | | | adsuit | — | — | ܕܝܢ | but | δὲ | then | |||||
αιρειP88 | except | μή, | except | μη | | | auferet | aufert | except | ܕܠܐ | except | μή | except | |||||
τοP88 | tears away | αἴρει | tears away | — | | | supplementum | supplementum | tears away | ܢܤܒܐ | tears away | αἴρει | tears away | |||||
πληρωμαP88 | the | τὸ | the | το | | | — | — | — | — | — | τὸ | the | |||||
απP88 | patch | πλήρωμα | patch | πληρωμα | | | — | novum | patch | ܡܠܝܘܬܗ | patch | πλήρωμα | patch | |||||
αυτουP88 | from | ἀπ᾽ | from | — | | | autem | a | from | ܗܝ | from | αὐτοῦ | from | |||||
τοP88 | it | αὐτοῦ | it | — | | | nonuum | — | — | ܚܕܬܐ | it | τὸ | it | |||||
κενονP88 | <the> | τὸ | <the> | το | | | — | — | — | — | — | καινὸν | <the> | |||||
τουP88 | new | καινὸν | new | καινον | | | ueteri | veteri | new | ܡܢ | new | τοῦ | new | |||||
παλαιουP88 | from the | τοῦ | from the | του | | | peior | — | — | — | — | παλαιοῦ | from the | |||||
καιP88 | old, | παλαιοῦ, | old, | παλαιου | | | et | et | old, | — | — | καὶ | old, | |||||
χειρονP88 | And | καὶ | And | και | | | — | major | And | ܒܠܝܐ | And | χεῖρον | And | |||||
σχεισμαP88 | worse | χεῖρον | worse | — | | | — | — | — | ܘܗܘܐ | worse | σχίσμα | worse | |||||
γεινεταιP88 | a tear | σχίσμα | a tear | σχισμα | | | scissura | scissura | a tear | ܤܕܩܐ | a tear | γίνεται | a tear | |||||
γίνεται.¶P88 | takes place. | γίνεται.¶ | takes place. | γεινεται | | | efficitur | fit | takes place. | ܝܬܝܪܐ | takes place. | γίνεται.¶ | takes place. | |||||
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