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 | ||||||||||||||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | — | ܐܡܪܝܢ | They | — | — | ||||||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | — | ܕܩܤܪ | say, Caesar's. | — | — | ||||||
| lost | — | ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ | say | λεγουσιν | They say | Dicunt | They say | λεγουσιν | | | dicunt | ܐܡܪ | He saith | Λέγουσιν | They say | ||||||
| lost | — | ⲛⲁϥ | my | omitted | — | ei | to him | αυτω | | | ei | — | — | αὐτῷ | to Him; | ||||||
| lost | — | ϫⲉⲧⲁⲡⲣⲣⲟ | king | καισαρος | Of Caesar. | Cæsaris | Caesar’s | καισαρος | | | caesaris | — | — | Καίσαρος | Of Caesar. | ||||||
| lost | — | ⲧⲟⲧⲉ | then | τοτε | Then | Tunc | Then | τοτε | | | tunc | — | — | Τότε | Then | ||||||
| lost | — | ⲧⲉ | sg. masc. copula | λεγει | He says | ait | he saith | λεγει | | | — | ܠܗܘܢ | to them: | λέγει | He says | ||||||
| lost | — | ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ | say | αυτοις | to them; | illis | to them | αυτοις | | | dicit | ܗܒܘ | Give | αὐτοῖς | to them; | ||||||
| lost | — | ⲛⲁⲩ | my | αποδοτε | do give back | Reddite | Render | αποδοτε | | | reddite | — | — | Ἀπόδοτε | do give back | ||||||
| lost | — | — | — | ουν | therefore | ergo | therefore | — | | | — | ܗܟܝܠ | then Caesar's | οὖν | therefore | ||||||
| lost | — | — | — | τα | the [things] | quæ | that | τα | | | quae | — | — | τὰ | the things | ||||||
| lost | — | ϫⲉϯϭⲉ | give | καισαρος | of Caesar | sunt | are | καισαρος | | | eis | ܕܩܤܪ | things | Καίσαρος | of Caesar | ||||||
| lost | — | ⲛⲛⲁⲡⲣⲣⲟ | king | καισαρι | to Caesar | Cæsaris | Caesar | — | | | caesaris | ܠܩܤܪ | to Caesar, | Καίσαρι | to Caesar | ||||||
| lost | — | — | — | και | and | Cæsari | Caesar’s | — | | | — | ܘܕܐܠܗܐ | and God's things | καὶ | and | ||||||
| lost | — | — | — | τα | the [things] | et | and | — | | | et | — | — | τὰ | the things | ||||||
| lost | — | — | — | του | <the> | quæ | that | — | | | quae | — | — | τοῦ | <the> | ||||||
| lost | — | ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ | king | θυ | of God | sunt | are | — | | | caesari | — | — | θεοῦ | of God | ||||||
| lost | — | — | — | τω | <the> | Dei | God | τω | | | dei | — | — | τῷ | <the> | ||||||
| lost | — | ⲁⲩⲱ | and | θω | to God. | Deo | God’s | θω | | | deo | ܠܐܠܗܐ | to God. | θεῷ | to God. | ||||||
| — | — | ⲛⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ | god | — | — | — | — | | | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| — | — | ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ | god | — | — | — | — | | | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
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