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 | ||||||||||||
καιP45 | And | Καὶ | And | και | | | et | Et | And | ܘܡܚܕܐ | And | Καὶ | And | |||||
ευθυσP45 | immediately | εὐθὺς | immediately | — | | | statim | statim | immediately | ܐܠܨ | immediately | εὐθέως | immediately | |||||
ηναγκασεP45 | He compelled | ἠνάγκασεν | He compelled | ηναγκασεν | | | exsurgens | coëgit | He compelled | — | — | ἠνάγκασεν | He compelled | |||||
τουσP45 | the | τοὺς | the | τους | | | coegit | — | — | — | — | τοὺς | the | |||||
μαθητασP45 | disciples | μαθητὰς | disciples | μαθητας | | | discipulos | discipulos | disciples | ܠܬܠܡܝܕܘܗܝ | disciples | μαθητὰς | disciples | |||||
αυτουP45 | of Him | αὐτοῦ | of Him | αυτου | | | suos | suos | of Him | ܕܢܤܩܘܢ | of Him | αὐτοῦ | of Him | |||||
εμβηναιP45 | to climb | ἐμβῆναι | to climb | — | | | ascendere | ascendere | to climb | ܠܤܦܝܢܬܐ | to climb | ἐμβῆναι | to climb | |||||
εισP45 | into | εἰς | into | εις | | | nauem | navim | into | — | — | εἰς | into | |||||
τοP45 | the | τὸ | the | το | | | — | — | — | — | — | τὸ | the | |||||
πλοιονP45 | boat | πλοῖον | boat | πλοιον | | | ut | ut | boat | ܘܢܐܙܠܘܢ | boat | πλοῖον | boat | |||||
καιP45 | and | καὶ | and | και | | | in | præcederent | and | ܩܕܡܘܗܝ | and | καὶ | and | |||||
προαγεινP45 | to go before | προάγειν | to go before | — | | | eum | eum | to go before | ܠܥܒܪܐ | to go before | προάγειν | to go before | |||||
προσP45 | to | εἰς | to | — | | | praecederent | trans | to | ܠܒܝܬ | to | εἰς | to | |||||
βηθσαιδανP45 | the | τὸ | the | — | | | — | — | — | — | — | τὸ | the | |||||
εωσP45 | other side | πέραν | other side | — | | | ultra | fretum | other side | — | — | πέραν | other side | |||||
αυτοσP45 | to | πρὸς | to | προσαγειν | | | ad | ad | to | ܨܝܕܐ | to | πρὸς | to | |||||
απολυσηP45 | Bethsaida | Βηθσαϊδὰν | Bethsaida | — | | | bessaidan | Bethsaidam | Bethsaida | ܥܕ | Bethsaida | Βηθσαϊδάν | Bethsaida | |||||
τονP45 | until | ἕως | until | — | | | dum | dum | until | ܫܪܐ | until | ἕως | until | |||||
οχλονP45 | He himself | αὐτὸς | He himself | αυτος | | | ipse | ipse | He himself | — | — | αὐτὸς | He himself | |||||
ἀπολύειP45 | dismisses | ἀπολύει | dismisses | απολυει | | | — | dimitteret | dismisses | ܗܘ | dismisses | ἀπολύσῃ | dismisses | |||||
τὸνP45 | the | τὸν | the | τον | | | demitteret | — | — | — | — | τὸν | the | |||||
ὄχλον.P45 | crowd. | ὄχλον. | crowd. | οχλον | | | turbam | populum | crowd. | ܠܟܢܫܐ | crowd. | ὄχλον | crowd. | |||||
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