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Greek New Testament: Center for New Testament Restoration (CNTR), greekcntr.org · Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform (2018), byzantinetext.com

Latin: Clementine Vulgate (1592, public domain)

Syriac: Peshitta (BFBS 1905, public domain)

English glosses: Tyndale House Cambridge STEP Bible (TAGNT) · Whitaker's Words (William Whitaker, public domain) · A Compendious Syriac Dictionary (Jessie Payne Smith, 1903, public domain)

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ur-eh-van-GAY-lee-um · the original Gospel

The Gospels across their earliest witnesses, and the tradition they carried forward

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Matthew 12:4

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Greek PapyriCopticAlexandrianLatinWesternSyriacByzantine
Earliest Papyri
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c. 125–250 AD · Greek
TAGNT
Sahidic
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c. 250–300 AD · Coptic
Lexical aid: Crum/KELLIA
Vaticanus
c. 175–325 AD · Greek
Certified English
Vulgate
Clementine 1592/1598 · Latin
Douay-Rheims 1899
Bezae
c. 150–400 AD · Greek/Latin
Latin
Peshitta
c. 170–400 AD · Syriac
Murdock 1851
Byzantine
c. 300–500 AD · Greek
Certified English
—ⲛⲧϩⲉfallπωςhowquomodoHowπως|quomodoܐܝܟܢܐHowπῶςhow
—ⲛⲧⲁϥⲃⲱⲕgoεισηλθενhe enteredintravithe enteredεισηλθεν|introibitܥܠhe wentεἰσῆλθενhe entered
—ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛto insideειςintoinintoεις|in——εἰςinto
lost———τονthe——τον|sacerdotibus——τὸνthe
lost—ⲉⲡⲏⲓhouseοικονhousedomumthe houseοικον|domumܠܒܝܬܐthe houseοἶκονhouse
lost———του<the>——του|di——τοῦ<the>
lost—ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉgodθυof GodDeiof Godθυ|—ܕܐܠܗܐof God,θεοῦof God
—————————|—ܘܠܚܡܐthe bread——
lost———καιandetandκαι|etܕܦܬܘܪܗtable;καὶand
lost———τουςthe——τους|———τοὺςthe
damagedαρτουσ
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howⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲙeatαρτουςloavespanesthe loavesαρτους|panesܕܡܪܝܐthe Lord'sἄρτουςloaves
τησ
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he entered——τηςof the——της|manducabit——τῆςof the
προθεσεωσ
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intoⲛⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕadultererπροθεσεωςpresentationpropositionisof proposition—|propositionisܐܟܠtoπροθέσεωςpresentation
εφαγεν
P70
theⲛⲁⲓthisεφαγονthey ate,comeditdid eat—|—ܗܘitἔφαγενhe ate
ο
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houseⲛⲧⲉⲡⲣⲟⲑⲉⲥⲓⲥthe Prothesisοthat whichquoswhichο|quod——οὓςthose which
—————————|—————
ουκ
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<the>ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉϣϣⲉnot lawfulουκnotnonnotουκ|nonܕܠܐnotοὐκnot
εξον
P70
of Godⲉⲣⲟϥtoεξονlawfullicebatit was lawful—|licebatܫܠܝܛlawfulἐξὸνlawful
ην
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andⲉⲟⲩⲟⲙⲟⲩeatηνit was——ην|eiܗܘܐwasἦνit was
αυτω
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theⲛⲉⲧⲛⲙⲙⲁϥtheαυτωfor himeifor himαυτω|—ܠܗfor him toαὐτῷfor him
φαγειν
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loavesⲛⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃpriesterφαγεινto eatedereto eatφαγειν|—ܠܡܐܟܠeat, nor forφαγεῖνto eat
ουδε
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norⲟⲩⲇⲉnorουδεnornequenorουδε|manducare——οὐδὲnor
τοισ
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for those——τοιςfor those——τοις|—ܘܠܐand ateτοῖςfor those
μετ
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withⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲩaloneμετwithhisfor themμετ|quiܠܐܝܠܝܢwhichμετwith
——————quithat—|—————
αυτου
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him——αυτουhimcumwithαυτου|cumܕܥܡܗwith him,αὐτοῦhim
ει
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onlyⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓunlessειonlyeohimει|eoܐܠܐbut solelyεἰonly
——————erantwere—|—————
μη
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except——μηexceptnisibutμη|—ܐܢthem that wereμὴexcept
τοισ
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for the——τοιςfor thesolisonlyτοις|nec——τοῖςfor the
ιερευσιν
P70
priests——ιερευσινpriestssacerdotibusfor the priestsϊερευσιν|nisiܠܟܗܢܐfor the priests?ἱερεῦσινpriests
μονοισ
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alone?——μονοιςalone?——μονοις|solisܒܠܚܘܕofμόνοιςalone?
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