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 | ||||||||||||||
λεγειP71 | He says | ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ | say | Λέγει | He says | Dicit | He says | λεγει | | | dicit | ܐܡܪ | He says | Λέγει | He says | ||||||
αυτωP71 | to him; | ⲛⲁϥ | my | αὐτῷ· | to him; | illi | to him; | αυτω | | | ei | ܠܗ | to him; | αὐτῷ | to him; | ||||||
ποιασP71 | Which commandments? | ϫⲉⲁϣ | spathe | ποίας; | Which commandments? | Quæ | Which commandments? | ποιας | | | quae | ܐܝܠܝܢ | Which commandments? | Ποίας | Which commandments? | ||||||
οP71 | <the> | — | — | ὁ | <the> | — | — | ο | | | ihs | — | — | Ὁ | <the> | ||||||
δεP71 | And | ⲇⲉ | And | δὲ | And | autem | And | δε | | | autem | ܕܝܢ | but | δὲ | And | ||||||
εφηP71 | Jesus | ⲛⲉ | sg. masc. copula | Ἰησοῦς | Jesus | Jesus | Jesus | — | | | dixit | ܝܫܘܥ | Jesus | Ἰησοῦς | Jesus | ||||||
τοP71 | was speaking; | ⲛⲧⲟϥ | he | εἶπεν· | was speaking; | dixit | said | ειπεν | | | non | ܐܡܪ | was speaking; | εἶπεν | was speaking; | ||||||
ουP71 | <the> | — | — | τὸ | <the> | — | — | — | | | occides | — | — | Τὸ | <the> | ||||||
φονευσηςP71 | Not | ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ | say | οὐ | Not | Non | not | ου | | | moechaueris | ܕܠܐ | Not | Οὐ | Not | ||||||
ουP71 | will you murder, | ⲛⲁϥ | my | φονεύσεις, | will you murder, | homicidium facies | you shall murder | φονευσεις | | | non | ܬܩܛܘܠ | will you murder, | φονεύσεις | will you murder, | ||||||
μοιχευσεισP71 | not | ϫⲉⲛⲛⲉⲕϩⲱⲧⲃ | kill | οὐ | not | non | not | ου | | | testimonium | ܘܠܐ | not | οὐ | not | ||||||
| — | ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲣⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ | commit adultery | μοιχεύσεις, | will you commit adultery, | adulterabis | you shall commit adultery | μοιχευσεις | | | non | ܬܓܘܪ | will you commit adultery, | μοιχεύσεις | will you commit adultery, | |||||||
ουP71 | not | ⲛⲛⲉⲕϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ | steal | οὐ | not | non | not | ου | | | dices | ܘܠܐ | not | οὐ | not | ||||||
| — | ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲣⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ | testify | κλέψεις, | will you steal, | facies furtum | you shall steal | κλεψεις | | | furabis | ܬܓܢܘܒ | will you steal, | κλέψεις | will you steal, | |||||||
| — | ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫ | lying | οὐ | not | non | not | ου | | | non | ܘܠܐ | not | οὐ | not | |||||||
| — | ψευδομαρτυρήσεις, | will you bear false witness, | falsum testimonium dices | you shall bear false witness | ψευδομαρτυρησεις | | | falsum | ܬܤܗܕ | will you bear false witness, | ψευδομαρτυρήσεις | will you bear false witness, | |||||||||
| See 65 Earliest Papyri | Next Fragment: Matt 20:23 | |||||||||||||||||||