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 | ||||||||||||
καιP70 | And | καὶ | And | και | | | et | Et | And | ܘܬܬܟܪܙ | And | Καὶ | And | |||||
κηρυχθησεταιP70 | there will be proclaimed | κηρυχθήσεται | there will be proclaimed | κηρυχθησεται | | | praedicabitur | prædicabitur | there will be proclaimed | ܗܕܐ | there will be proclaimed | κηρυχθήσεται | there will be proclaimed | |||||
τοP70 | this | τοῦτο | this | — | | | hoc | hoc | this | — | — | τοῦτο | this | |||||
ευαγγελιονP70 | the | τὸ | the | το | | | — | — | — | — | — | τὸ | the | |||||
τουτοP70 | gospel | εὐαγγέλιον | gospel | ευαγγελιον | | | euangelium | Evangelium | gospel | ܤܒܪܬܐ | gospel | εὐαγγέλιον | gospel | |||||
τησP70 | of the | τῆς | of the | της | | | — | — | — | — | — | τῆς | of the | |||||
βασιλειασP70 | kingdom | βασιλείας | kingdom | βασιλειας | | | regni | regni | kingdom | ܕܡܠܟܘܬܐ | kingdom | βασιλείας | kingdom | |||||
εισP70 | in | ἐν | in | εν | | | in | in | in | ܒܟܠܗ | in | ἐν | in | |||||
οληνP70 | all | ὅλῃ | all | ολη | | | toto | universo | all | — | — | ὅλῃ | all | |||||
τηνP70 | the | τῇ | the | τη | | | — | — | — | — | — | τῇ | the | |||||
οικουμενηνP70 | earth | οἰκουμένῃ | earth | οικουμενη | | | mundo | orbe | earth | ܥܠܡܐ | earth | οἰκουμένῃ | earth | |||||
εισP70 | for | εἰς | for | εις | | | in | in | for | ܠܤܗܕܘܬܐ | for | εἰς | for | |||||
μαρτυριονP70 | a testimony | μαρτύριον | a testimony | μαρτυριον | | | testimonium | testimonium | a testimony | — | — | μαρτύριον | a testimony | |||||
πασινP70 | to all | πᾶσιν | to all | πασιν | | | omnibus | omnibus | to all | ܕܟܠܗܘܢ | to all | πᾶσιν | to all | |||||
τοισP70 | the | τοῖς | the | τοις | | | — | — | — | — | — | τοῖς | the | |||||
εθνεσινP70 | nations; | ἔθνεσιν· | nations; | εθνεσιν | | | gentibus | gentibus | nations; | ܥܡܡܐ | nations; | ἔθνεσιν | nations; | |||||
καιP70 | and | καὶ | and | και | | | et | et | and | ܘܗܝܕܝܢ | and | καὶ | and | |||||
τοτεP70 | then | τότε | then | τοτε | | | tunc | tunc | then | — | — | τότε | then | |||||
ηξειP70 | will come | ἥξει | will come | ηξει | | | ueniet | veniet | will come | ܢܐܬܐ | will come | ἥξει | will come | |||||
τοP70 | the | τὸ | the | το | | | — | — | — | — | — | τὸ | the | |||||
τελοσP70 | end. | τέλος.¶ | end. | τελος | | | finis | consummatio | end. | ܫܘܠܡܐ | end. | τέλος | end. | |||||
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