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 | ||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||
ἐὰνP44 | only | ἐὰν | only | εαν | | | si | Si | only | ܘܐܠܐ | only | ἐὰν | only | |||||
δὲP44 | however | δὲ | however | δε | | | autem | autem | however | ܕܝܢ | but | δὲ | however | |||||
μὴP44 | unless | μὴ | unless | μη | | | adsume | te | unless | — | — | μὴ | unless | |||||
ἀκούσῃ,P44 | he shall hear, | ἀκούσῃ, | he shall hear, | ακουση | | | non | non | he shall hear, | ܕܒܪ | he shall hear, | ἀκούσῃ | he shall hear, | |||||
παράλαβεP44 | do take | παράλαβε | do take | παραλαβε | | | audierit | audierit | do take | ܥܡܟ | do take | παράλαβε | do take | |||||
μετὰP44 | with | μετὰ | with | μετα | | | — | adhibe | with | ܚܕ | with | μετὰ | with | |||||
σοῦP44 | you | σοῦ | you | σου | | | tecum | tecum | you | — | — | σοῦ | you | |||||
ἔτιP44 | more | ἔτι | more | ετι | | | adhuc | adhuc | more | ܐܘ | more | ἔτι | more | |||||
ἕναP44 | one | ἕνα | one | ενα | | | unum | unum | one | ܬܪܝܢ | one | ἕνα | one | |||||
ἢP44 | or | ἢ | or | η | | | uel | — | — | — | — | ἢ | or | |||||
δύοP44 | two | δύο | two | δυο | | | duos | duos | two | — | — | δύο | two | |||||
ἵναP44 | that | ἵνα | that | ϊνα | | | ut | ut | that | ܦܘܡ | that | ἵνα | that | |||||
ἐπὶP44 | upon | ἐπὶ | upon | επι | | | in | in | upon | ܬܪܝܢ | upon | ἐπὶ | upon | |||||
στόματοςP44 | the testimony | στόματος | the testimony | στοματος | | | ore | ore | the testimony | ܐܘ | the testimony | στόματος | the testimony | |||||
δύοP44 | of two | δύο | of two | δυο | | | duorum | duorum | of two | — | — | δύο | of two | |||||
μαρτύρωνP44 | witnesses | μαρτύρων | witnesses | — | | | — | vel | witnesses | ܬܠܬܐ | witnesses | μαρτύρων | witnesses | |||||
ἢP44 | or | ἢ | or | η | | | trium | — | — | — | — | ἢ | or | |||||
τριῶνP44 | of three | τριῶν | of three | τρειων | | | aut | testium | of three | ܬܩܘܡ | of three | τριῶν | of three | |||||
σταθῇP44 | may be strengthened | σταθῇ | may be strengthened | σταθη | | | stet | stet | may be strengthened | — | — | σταθῇ | may be strengthened | |||||
πᾶνP44 | every | πᾶν | every | παν | | | omne | omne | every | ܟܠ | every | πᾶν | every | |||||
ῥῆμα.P44 | declaration. | ῥῆμα. | declaration. | ρημα | | | uerbum | verbum | declaration. | ܡܠܐ | declaration. | ῥῆμα | declaration. | |||||
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