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 | — | — | — | καὶ | And | Et | And | και | | | et | ܐܦ | And | Καὶ | And | ||||||
| lost | — | ϫⲉⲛⲧⲟ | spathe | σὺ | you yourself | tu | you yourself | συ | | | tu | ܐܢܬܝ | you yourself | σὺ | you yourself | ||||||
| lost | — | ⲃⲏⲑⲗⲉⲉⲙ | Bethlehem | βηθλέεμ | Bethlehem | Bethlehem | Bethlehem | βηθλεεμ | | | bethleem | ܒܝܬ | Bethlehem | Βηθλεέμ | Bethlehem | ||||||
| lost | — | ϩⲱⲱⲧⲉ | — | γῆ | land | terra | land | — | | | te | — | — | γῆ | land | ||||||
| lost | — | ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁ | of Judah, | Ἰούδα, | of Judah, | Juda | of Judah, | ϊουδαιας | | | iudaeae | ܠܚܡ | of Judah, | Ἰούδα | of Judah, | ||||||
| lost | — | ⲡⲕⲁϩ | earth | οὐδαμῶς | by no means | nequaquam | by no means | — | | | non | ܕܝܗܘܕܐ | by no means | οὐδαμῶς | by no means | ||||||
| lost | — | ⲛⲧⲉϫⲟⲗϩ | be smallest | ἐλαχίστη | least | minima | least | ελαχιστη | | | minima | ܠܐ | least | ἐλαχίστη | least | ||||||
| lost | — | ⲁⲛ | great one | εἶ | are | es | are | ει | | | es | ܗܘܝܬܝ | are | εἶ | are | ||||||
| lost | — | ϩⲛⲛϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ | ruler | ἐν | among | in | among | εν | | | inter | ܒܨܝܪܐ | among | ἐν | among | ||||||
| lost | — | — | — | τοῖς | the | — | — | τοις | | | — | — | — | τοῖς | the | ||||||
| lost | — | ϥⲛⲏⲩ | come | ἡγεμόσιν | rulers | principibus | rulers | ηγεμοσιν | | | principes | ܒܡܠܟܐ | rulers | ἡγεμόσιν | rulers | ||||||
| lost | — | ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁ | of Judah; | Ἰούδα· | of Judah; | Juda | of Judah; | ϊουδα | | | iuda | — | — | Ἰούδα | of Judah; | ||||||
| lost | — | ⲉⲃⲟⲗ | out | ἐκ | out | ex | out | — | | | ex | ܕܝܗܘܕܐ | out | ἐκ | out | ||||||
| lost | — | ⲛϩⲏⲧⲉ | — | σοῦ | of you | te | of you | — | | | — | ܡܢܟܝ | of you | σοῦ | of you | ||||||
| lost | — | ⲅⲁⲣ | for | γὰρ | for | enim | for | γαρ | | | enim | ܓܝܪ | for | γὰρ | for | ||||||
| lost | — | ⲡⲁⲓ | this | ἐξελεύσεται | will go forth | exiet | will go forth | εξελευσεται | | | exiet | ܢܦܘܩ | will go forth | ἐξελεύσεται | will go forth | ||||||
| lost | — | ⲛϭⲓⲟⲩϩⲏⲅⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲟⲥ | One leading | ἡγούμενος | One leading | dux | One leading | ηγουμενος | | | dux | ܡܠܟܐ | One leading | ἡγούμενος | One leading | ||||||
| lost | — | ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲙⲟⲟⲛⲉ | pasture | ὅστις | who | qui | who | οστις | | | qui | ܕܗܘ | who | ὅστις | who | ||||||
| lost | — | ⲙⲡⲁⲗⲁⲟⲥ | people | ποιμανεῖ | will shepherd | regat | will shepherd | — | | | regat | — | — | ποιμανεῖ | will shepherd | ||||||
| lost | — | — | — | τὸν | the | — | — | τον | | | — | — | — | τὸν | the | ||||||
| lost | — | ⲙⲡⲁⲗⲁⲟⲥ | people | λαόν | people | populum | people | λαον | | | populum | ܢܪܥܝܘܗܝ | people | λαόν | people | ||||||
| lost | — | μου | of Mine | meum | of Mine | μου | | | meum | ܠܥܡܝ | of Mine | μου | of Mine | ||||||||
| lost | — | — | — | τὸν | <the> | — | — | τον | | | — | — | — | τὸν | <the> | ||||||
| lost | — | ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ | Israel.’ | Ἰσραήλ.¶ | Israel.’ | Israël | Israel.’ | ϊσραηλ | | | israhel | ܐܝܤܪܐܝܠ | Israel.’ | Ἰσραήλ | Israel.’ | ||||||
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