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 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | ||||||||||||
καιP45 | And | καὶ | And | και | | | et | Et | And | ܘܚܙܐ | And | Καὶ | And | |||||
ιδωνP45 | having seen | ἰδὼν | having seen | ειδων | | | uidens | videns | having seen | ܬܬܐ | having seen | ἰδὼν | having seen | |||||
συκηνP45 | fig tree | συκῆν | fig tree | συκην | | | ficus | fici | fig tree | — | — | συκῆν | fig tree | |||||
μιανP45 | one | μίαν | one | μειαν | | | super | arborem | one | ܚܕܐ | one | μίαν | one | |||||
επιP45 | along | ἐπὶ | along | επι | | | unam | unam | along | ܒܐܘܪܚܐ | along | ἐπὶ | along | |||||
τησP45 | the | τῆς | the | της | | | — | — | — | — | — | τῆς | the | |||||
οδουP45 | road | ὁδοῦ | road | οδου | | | dicit | secus | road | ܘܐܬܐ | road | ὁδοῦ | road | |||||
ηλθενP45 | He came | ἦλθεν | He came | ηλθεν | | | uiam | viam | He came | ܠܘܬܗ | He came | ἦλθεν | He came | |||||
επP45 | to | ἐπ᾽ | to | επ | | | uenit | venit | to | — | — | ἐπ’ | to | |||||
αυτηνP45 | it | αὐτὴν | it | αυτην | | | ad | ad | it | ܘܠܐ | it | αὐτήν | it | |||||
καιP45 | and | καὶ | and | και | | | eam | eam | and | ܐܫܟܚ | and | καὶ | and | |||||
ουδενP45 | no thing | οὐδὲν | no thing | ουδεν | | | et | et | no thing | ܒܗ | no thing | οὐδὲν | no thing | |||||
ευρενP45 | found | εὗρεν | found | ευρεν | | | nihil | nihil | found | — | — | εὗρεν | found | |||||
ενP45 | on | ἐν | on | εν | | | inuenit | invenit | on | ܡܕܡ | on | ἐν | on | |||||
αυτηιP45 | it | αὐτῇ | it | αυτη | | | in | in | it | ܐܠܐ | it | αὐτῇ | it | |||||
ειP45 | only | εἰ | only | ει | | | eam | ea | only | ܐܢ | only | εἰ | only | |||||
μηP45 | except | μὴ | except | μη | | | nisi | nisi | except | ܛܪܦܐ | except | μὴ | except | |||||
φυλλαP45 | leaves | φύλλα | leaves | φυλλα | | | folia | folia | leaves | — | — | φύλλα | leaves | |||||
μονονP45 | alone | μόνον | alone | μονον | | | tantum | tantum | alone | ܒܠܚܘܕ | alone | μόνον | alone | |||||
καιP45 | And | καὶ | And | και | | | et | et | And | ܘܐܡܪ | And | καὶ | And | |||||
λεγειP45 | He says | λέγει | He says | λεγει | | | ei | ait | He says | ܠܗ | He says | λέγει | He says | |||||
αυτηιP45 | to it; | αὐτῇ· | to it; | αυτη | | | — | illi | to it; | ܠܐ | to it; | αὐτῇ | to it; | |||||
οὐP45 | certainly | οὐ | certainly | — | | | iam | Numquam | certainly | — | — | Μηκέτι | certainly | |||||
μηκέτιP45 | no more | μηκέτι | no more | μηκετι | | | ex | ex | no more | ܢܗܘܘܢ | no more | ἐκ | no more | |||||
ἐκP45 | from | ἐκ | from | — | | | te | te | from | ܒܟܝ | from | σοῦ | from | |||||
σοῦP45 | you | σοῦ | you | — | | | fructus | fructus | you | ܬܘܒ | you | καρπὸς | you | |||||
καρπὸςP45 | fruit | καρπὸς | fruit | καρπος | | | non | nascatur | fruit | — | — | γένηται | fruit | |||||
γένηταιP45 | there may be | γένηται | there may be | γενηται | | | in | in | there may be | ܦܐܪܐ | there may be | εἰς | there may be | |||||
εἰςP45 | to | εἰς | to | εις | | | — | sempiternum | to | ܠܥܠܡ | to | τὸν | to | |||||
τὸνP45 | the | τὸν | the | τον | | | erit | — | — | — | — | αἰῶνα | the | |||||
αἰῶνα.P45 | age. | αἰῶνα. | age. | αιωνα | | | et | Et | age. | ܘܡܚܕܐ | age. | Καὶ | age. | |||||
καὶP45 | And | καὶ | And | και | | | aeternum | arefacta | And | ܝܒܫܬ | And | ἐξηράνθη | And | |||||
ἐξηράνθηP45 | withered | ἐξηράνθη | withered | εξηρανθη | | | — | est | withered | — | — | παραχρῆμα | withered | |||||
παραχρῆμαP45 | immediately | παραχρῆμα | immediately | παραχρημα | | | haruit | continuo | immediately | ܬܬܐ | immediately | ἡ | immediately | |||||
ἡP45 | the | ἡ | the | η | | | subito | — | — | — | — | συκῆ | the | |||||
συκῆ.P45 | fig tree. | συκῆ. | fig tree. | συκη | | | ficum | ficulnea | fig tree. | ܗܝ | fig tree. | συκῆ. | fig tree. | |||||
| Next Fragment: Matt 21:34 | |||||||||||||||||
| See 65 Earliest Papyri | |||||||||||||||||