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 | ||||||||||||
βαραχιουP77 | so that | ὅπως | so that | οπως | | | ut | ut | so that | ܐܝܟܢܐ | so that | ὅπως | so that | |||||
ονP77 | may come | ἔλθῃ | may come | ελθη | | | ueniat | veniat | may come | ܕܢܐܬܐ | may come | ἔλθῃ | may come | |||||
εφονευσατεP77 | upon | ἐφ᾽ | upon | εφ | | | super | super | upon | ܥܠܝܟܘܢ | upon | ἐφ’ | upon | |||||
μεταξυP77 | you | ὑμᾶς | you | υμας | | | uos | vos | you | ܟܠܗ | you | ὑμᾶς | you | |||||
τουP77 | all the | πᾶν | all the | παν | | | omnis | omnis | all the | ܕܡܐ | all the | πᾶν | all the | |||||
ναουP77 | blood | αἷμα | blood | αιμα | | | sanguis | sanguis | blood | ܕܙܕܝܩܐ | blood | αἷμα | blood | |||||
καιP77 | righteous | δίκαιον | righteous | δικαιον | | | iustus | justus | righteous | — | — | δίκαιον | righteous | |||||
τουP77 | being poured out | ἐκχυννόμενον | being poured out | — | | | quod | qui | being poured out | ܕܐܬܐܫܕ | being poured out | ἐκχυνόμενον | being poured out | |||||
θυσιαστηριουP77 | upon | ἐπὶ | upon | επι | | | effunditur | effusus | upon | ܥܠ | upon | ἐπὶ | upon | |||||
τῆςP77 | the | τῆς | the | της | | | templum | — | — | — | — | τῆς | the | |||||
γῆς,P77 | earth, | γῆς, | earth, | γης | | | — | est | earth, | ܐܪܥܐ | earth, | γῆς | earth, | |||||
ἀπὸP77 | from | ἀπὸ | from | απο | | | super | super | from | ܡܢ | from | ἀπὸ | from | |||||
τοῦP77 | the | τοῦ | the | — | | | et | — | — | — | — | τοῦ | the | |||||
αἵματοςP77 | blood | αἵματος | blood | αιματος | | | terram | terram | blood | ܕܡܗ | blood | αἵματος | blood | |||||
ἍβελP77 | of Abel | Ἅβελ | of Abel | αβελ | | | a | a | of Abel | ܕܗܒܝܠ | of Abel | Ἄβελ | of Abel | |||||
τοῦP77 | the | τοῦ | the | του | | | altare | — | — | — | — | τοῦ | the | |||||
δικαίουP77 | righteous | δικαίου | righteous | δικαιου | | | sanguine | sanguine | righteous | ܙܕܝܩܐ | righteous | δικαίου | righteous | |||||
ἕωςP77 | until | ἕως | until | εως | | | abel | Abel | until | ܘܥܕܡܐ | until | ἕως | until | |||||
τοῦP77 | the | τοῦ | the | — | | | — | — | — | — | — | τοῦ | the | |||||
αἵματοςP77 | blood | αἵματος | blood | αιματος | | | iusti | justi | blood | ܠܕܡܗ | blood | αἵματος | blood | |||||
ΖαχαρίουP77 | of Zechariah | Ζαχαρίου | of Zechariah | ζαχαριου | | | usquae | usque | of Zechariah | ܕܙܟܪܝܐ | of Zechariah | Ζαχαρίου | of Zechariah | |||||
υἱοῦP77 | son | υἱοῦ | son | ϋιου | | | ad | ad | son | ܒܪ | son | υἱοῦ | son | |||||
ΒαραχίουP77 | of Berekiah | Βαραχίου | of Berekiah | βαραχειου | | | sanguinem | sanguinem | of Berekiah | — | — | Βαραχίου | of Berekiah | |||||
ὃνP77 | whom | ὃν | whom | ον | | | zacchariae | Zachariæ | whom | ܒܪܟܝܐ | whom | ὃν | whom | |||||
ἐφονεύσατεP77 | you murdered | ἐφονεύσατε | you murdered | εφονευσατε | | | fili | filii | you murdered | ܗܘ | you murdered | ἐφονεύσατε | you murdered | |||||
μεταξὺP77 | between | μεταξὺ | between | μεταξυ | | | barachie | Barachiæ | between | ܕܩܛܠܬܘܢ | between | μεταξὺ | between | |||||
τοῦP77 | the | τοῦ | the | του | | | — | — | — | — | — | τοῦ | the | |||||
ναοῦP77 | temple | ναοῦ | temple | ναου | | | quem | quem | temple | ܒܝܢܝ | temple | ναοῦ | temple | |||||
καὶP77 | and | καὶ | and | και | | | occidistis | occidistis | and | ܗܝܟܠܐ | and | καὶ | and | |||||
τοῦP77 | the | τοῦ | the | του | | | — | — | — | — | — | τοῦ | the | |||||
θυσιαστηρίου.P77 | altar. | θυσιαστηρίου. | altar. | θυσιαστηριου | | | inter | inter | altar. | ܠܡܕܒܚܐ | altar. | θυσιαστηρίου | altar. | |||||
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