The Gospels across their earliest witnesses, and the tradition they carried forward
| Greek Papyri | Coptic | Alexandrian | Latin | Western | Syriac | Byzantine | ||||||||||||||
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Earliest Papyri c. 125–250 AD · Greek TAGNT | Sahidic c. 250–300 AD · Coptic Horner | Vaticanus c. 175–325 AD · Greek TAGNT | Vulgate c. 150–383 AD · Latin Whitaker | Bezae c. 150–400 AD · Greek/Latin Latin | Peshitta c. 170–400 AD · Syriac PayneSmith | Byzantine c. 300–500 AD · Greek TAGNT | ||||||||||||||
| lost | — | — | — | Τῶν | <the> | — | — | των | | | xii | — | — | Τῶν | <the> | ||||||
| lost | — | ⲇⲉ | And | δὲ | And | Duodecim | And | — | | | — | ܕܝܢ | but | δὲ | And | ||||||
| lost | — | ⲛⲁⲓ | this | δώδεκα | of the twelve | autem | of the twelve | — | | | autem | ܕܝܢ | of the twelve | δώδεκα | of the twelve | ||||||
| lost | — | ⲛⲉ | sg. masc. copula | ἀποστόλων | apostles | — | — | αποστολων | | | — | ܕܬܪܥܤܪ | apostles | ἀποστόλων | apostles | ||||||
| lost | — | — | — | τὰ | the | — | — | τα | | | — | — | — | τὰ | the | ||||||
| lost | — | ⲛⲣⲁⲛ | name | ὀνόματά | names | Apostolorum | names | ονοματα | | | apostolorum | — | — | ὀνόματά | names | ||||||
| lost | — | ⲙⲡⲙⲛⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ | — | ἐστιν | are | nomina | are | εστιν | | | nomina | ܫܠܝܚܐ | are | ἐστιν | are | ||||||
| lost | — | ⲡϣⲟⲣⲡ | first | ταῦτα·¶ | these: | — | — | ταυτα | | | — | ܫܡܗܐ | these: | ταῦτα | these: | ||||||
| lost | — | ⲡⲉ | sg. masc. copula | Πρῶτος | first | sunt | first | πρωτος | | | sunt | ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ | first | πρῶτος | first | ||||||
| lost | — | ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ | Simon | Σίμων | Simon | hæc | Simon | σιμων | | | — | ܗܠܝܢ | Simon | Σίμων | Simon | ||||||
| lost | — | ⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ | who | ὁ | who | — | — | ο | | | — | — | — | ὁ | who | ||||||
| lost | — | ⲡⲉⲧⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ | speak | λεγόμενος | is being named | — | — | λεγομενος | | | — | ܩܕܡܝܗܘܢ | is being named | λεγόμενος | is being named | ||||||
| lost | — | ϫⲉⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ | Peter | Πέτρος | Peter | Primus | Peter | πετρος | | | primus | ܫܡܥܘܢ | Peter | Πέτρος | Peter | ||||||
| lost | — | — | — | καὶ | and | Simon | and | και | | | simon | — | — | καὶ | and | ||||||
| lost | — | ⲙⲛⲁⲛⲇⲣⲉⲁⲥ | Andrew | Ἀνδρέας | Andrew | qui | Andrew | ανδρεας | | | qui | ܕܡܬܩܪܐ | Andrew | Ἀνδρέας | Andrew | ||||||
| lost | — | — | — | ὁ | the | — | — | ο | | | — | — | — | ὁ | the | ||||||
| lost | — | ⲉⲣⲟϥ | to | ἀδελφὸς | brother | — | — | αδελφος | | | — | ܟܐܦܐ | brother | ἀδελφὸς | brother | ||||||
| lost | — | — | — | αὐτοῦ, | of him, | dicitur | of him, | αυτου | | | dicitur | ܘܐܢܕܪܐܘܤ | of him, | αὐτοῦ | of him, | ||||||
| lost | — | — | — | καὶ | and | Petrus | and | — | | | petrus | ܐܚܘܗܝ | and | Ἰάκωβος | and | ||||||
| lost | — | ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ | James | Ἰάκωβος | James | — | — | ϊακωβος | | | — | ܘܝܥܩܘܒ | James | ὁ | James | ||||||
| lost | — | — | — | ὁ | the son | — | — | — | | | — | — | — | τοῦ | the son | ||||||
| lost | — | — | — | τοῦ | <the> | — | — | του | | | — | — | — | Ζεβεδαίου | <the> | ||||||
| lost | — | ⲛⲍⲉⲃⲉⲇⲁⲓⲟⲥ | of Zebedee | Ζεβεδαίου | of Zebedee | et | of Zebedee | — | | | et | ܒܪ | of Zebedee | καὶ | of Zebedee | ||||||
| lost | — | — | — | καὶ | and | Andreas | and | και | | | andreas | — | — | Ἰωάννης | and | ||||||
| lost | — | ⲙⲛⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ | John | Ἰωάννης | John | — | — | ϊωαννης | | | — | ܙܒܕܝ | John | ὁ | John | ||||||
| lost | — | — | — | ὁ | the | — | — | ο | | | haec | — | — | ἀδελφὸς | the | ||||||
| lost | — | ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ | brother | ἀδελφὸς | brother | frater | brother | αδελφος | | | frater | ܘܝܘܚܢܢ | brother | αὐτοῦ | brother | ||||||
| lost | — | — | — | αὐτοῦ, | of him, | ejus | of him, | αυτου | | | eius | ܐܚܘܗܝ | of him, | αὐτοῦ, | of him, | ||||||
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