The Gospels across their earliest witnesses, and the tradition they carried forward
| Greek Papyri | Coptic | Alexandrian | Latin | Western | Syriac | Byzantine | ||||||||||||||
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c. 125–250 AD · Greek TAGNT | alignment under review c. 250–300 AD · Coptic Lexical aid: Crum/KELLIA | c. 175–325 AD · Greek Certified English | Clementine 1592/1598 · Latin Douay-Rheims 1899 | c. 150–400 AD · Greek/Latin Latin | c. 170–400 AD · Syriac Murdock 1851 | c. 300–500 AD · Greek Certified English | ||||||||||||||
| lost | — | ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ | if it befall | εαν | If | Si | If | εαν | | | si | ܘܕܢܐܡܪ | if we | Ἐὰν | If | ||||||
| lost | — | — | — | δε | however | dixerimus | we shall say | δε | | | dixeribus | ܡܢ | And | δὲ | however | ||||||
| lost | — | ϭⲉ | then | ειπωμεν | we shall say; | e | from | ειπωμεν | | | enim | ܒܢܝܢܫܐ | should | εἴπωμεν | we shall say; | ||||||
| lost | — | ⲉⲛϣⲁⲛϫⲟⲟⲥ | say | εξ | From | cælo | heaven | εξ | | | hominibus | ܕܚܠܝܢ | men; we | Ἐξ | From | ||||||
| lost | — | ϫⲉⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ | spathe | ανθρωπων | men, | dicet | he will say | ανθρωπων | | | timemus | ܐܢܚܢܢ | afraid | ἀνθρώπων | men, | ||||||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| lost | — | ϩⲛⲛⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ | man | φοβουμεθα | we fear | nobis | to us | φοβουμεθα | | | — | ܡܢ | say, From | φοβούμεθα | we fear | ||||||
| lost | — | — | — | τον | the | Quare | Why | τον | | | turbam | ܟܢܫܐ | of the multitude, | τὸν | the | ||||||
| lost | — | ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ | be afraid | οχλον | multitude; | ergo | then | οχλον | | | omnes | ܟܠܗܘܢ | all | ὄχλον | multitude; | ||||||
| lost | — | ϩⲏⲧϥ | heart | παντες | all | non | not | παντες | | | habent | ܓܝܪ | for | πάντες | all | ||||||
| lost | — | ⲅⲁⲣ | for | γαρ | for | credidistis | believe | γαρ | | | — | — | — | γὰρ | for | ||||||
| — | — | ⲛⲓⲙ | who? | — | — | — | — | | | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| — | — | ⲉⲣⲉⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ | — | — | — | — | — | | | ܐܝܟ | as | — | — | ||||||||
| — | — | ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ | in | — | — | — | — | | | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| lost | — | ϩⲱⲥ | sing | ως | as | illi | him | — | | | iohannen | ܐܚܝܕܝܢ | they | ἔχουσιν | hold | ||||||
| lost | — | ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ | prophet | προφητην | a prophet | Si | if | — | | | sicut | ܢܒܝܐ | a prophet. | τὸν | <the> | ||||||
| lost | — | ⲙⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ | multitude | εχουσιν | hold | autem | But | εχουσιν | | | autem | ܗܘܘ | are | Ἰωάννην | John. | ||||||
| lost | — | — | — | τον | <the> | dixerimus | we shall say | τον | | | profetam | ܠܗ | hold | ὡς | as/when | ||||||
| lost | — | ⲟⲩⲟⲛ | someone | ιωανην | John. | ex | from | ϊωαννην | | | ex | ܠܝܘܚܢܢ | John | προφήτην | prophet | ||||||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | hominibus | men | — | | | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | timemus | we are afraid | — | | | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | turbam | the multitude | — | | | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | omnes | all | — | | | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | enim | for | — | | | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | habebant | held | — | | | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | Joannem | John | — | | | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | sicut | as | — | | | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | prophetam | a prophet | — | | | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
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