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 | ||||||||||||
συντελειασP70 | When was sitting | Καθημένου | When was sitting | καθημενου | | | sedente | Sedente | When was sitting | ܘܟܕ | When was sitting | Καθημένου | When was sitting | |||||
τουP70 | now | δὲ | now | δε | | | autem | autem | now | ܕܝܢ | but | δὲ | now | |||||
αιωνοσP70 | He | αὐτοῦ | He | αυτου | | | eo | eo | He | ܝܫܘܥ | He | αὐτοῦ | He | |||||
ἐπὶP70 | upon | ἐπὶ | upon | επι | | | super | super | upon | ܥܠ | upon | ἐπὶ | upon | |||||
τοῦP70 | the | τοῦ | the | του | | | seorsum | — | — | — | — | τοῦ | the | |||||
ὄρουςP70 | Mount | ὄρους | Mount | ορους | | | montem | montem | Mount | — | — | ὄρους | Mount | |||||
τῶνP70 | <the> | τῶν | <the> | των | | | — | — | — | — | — | τῶν | <the> | |||||
ἐλαιῶνP70 | of Olives | ἐλαιῶν | of Olives | — | | | oliueti | Oliveti | of Olives | ܛܘܪܐ | of Olives | Ἐλαιῶν | of Olives | |||||
προσῆλθονP70 | came to | προσῆλθον | came to | προσηλθον | | | accesserunt | accesserunt | came to | ܕܙܝܬܐ | came to | προσῆλθον | came to | |||||
αὐτῷP70 | to Him | αὐτῷ | to Him | αυτω | | | ad | ad | to Him | ܩܪܒܘ | to Him | αὐτῷ | to Him | |||||
οἱP70 | the | οἱ | the | οι | | | — | — | — | — | — | οἱ | the | |||||
μαθηταὶP70 | disciples | μαθηταὶ | disciples | μαθηται | | | eum | eum | disciples | ܬܠܡܝܕܘܗܝ | disciples | μαθηταὶ | disciples | |||||
κατ᾽P70 | in | κατ᾽ | in | κατ | | | discipuli | discipuli | in | ܘܐܡܪܝܢ | in | κατ’ | in | |||||
ἰδίανP70 | private | ἰδίαν | private | ϊδιαν | | | — | secreto | private | ܒܝܢܝܗܘܢ | private | ἰδίαν | private | |||||
λέγοντες·P70 | saying; | λέγοντες· | saying; | λεγοντες | | | dicentes | dicentes | saying; | ܘܠܗ | saying; | λέγοντες | saying; | |||||
εἰπὲP70 | do tell | εἰπὲ | do tell | ειπε | | | dic | Dic | do tell | — | — | Εἰπὲ | do tell | |||||
ἡμῖνP70 | us | ἡμῖν | us | ημειν | | | nobis | nobis | us | ܐܡܪ | us | ἡμῖν | us | |||||
πότεP70 | when | πότε | when | ποτε | | | quando | quando | when | ܠܢ | when | πότε | when | |||||
ταῦταP70 | these things | ταῦτα | these things | ταυτα | | | — | hæc | these things | ܐܡܬܝ | these things | ταῦτα | these things | |||||
ἔσταιP70 | will be | ἔσται | will be | εσται | | | erunt | erunt | will be | ܗܠܝܢ | will be | ἔσται | will be | |||||
καὶP70 | And | καὶ | And | και | | | et | et | And | ܢܗܘܝܢ | And | Καὶ | And | |||||
τίP70 | what is | τί | what is | τι | | | quod | quod | what is | ܘܡܢܐ | what is | τί | what is | |||||
τὸP70 | the | τὸ | the | το | | | — | — | — | — | — | τὸ | the | |||||
σημεῖονP70 | sign | σημεῖον | sign | σημειον | | | signum | signum | sign | ܗܝ | sign | σημεῖον | sign | |||||
τῆςP70 | <the> | τῆς | <the> | της | | | — | — | — | — | — | τῆς | <the> | |||||
σῆςP70 | of Your | σῆς | of Your | — | | | aduentus | adventus | of Your | — | — | σῆς | of Your | |||||
παρουσίαςP70 | coming | παρουσίας | coming | παρουσιας | | | tui | tui | coming | ܐܬܐ | coming | παρουσίας | coming | |||||
καὶP70 | and | καὶ | and | και | | | et | et | and | ܕܡܐܬܝܬܟ | and | καὶ | and | |||||
τῆςP70 | of the | τῆς | of the | της | | | — | — | — | — | — | τῆς | of the | |||||
συντελείαςP70 | consummation | συντελείας | consummation | συντελειας | | | consummationes | consummationis | consummation | ܘܕܫܘܠܡܗ | consummation | συντελείας | consummation | |||||
τοῦP70 | of the | τοῦ | of the | του | | | — | — | — | — | — | τοῦ | of the | |||||
αἰῶνος;¶P70 | age? | αἰῶνος;¶ | age? | αιωνος | | | saeculi | sæculi | age? | ܕܥܠܡܐ | age? | αἰῶνος | age? | |||||
| Next Verse Available | |||||||||||||||||
| See 65 Earliest Papyri | |||||||||||||||||