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 | ||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||
οιδατεP45 · P73 | You know | οἴδατε | You know | — | | | uiduum | Scitis | You know | ܝܕܥܝܢ | You know | Οἴδατε | You know | |||||
οτιP45 · P73 | that | ὅτι | that | οτι | | | quia | quia | that | ܐܢܬܘܢ | that | ὅτι | that | |||||
μεταP45 · P73 | after | μετὰ | after | μετα | | | post | post | after | ܕܒܬܪ | after | μετὰ | after | |||||
δυοP45 · P73 | two | δύο | two | δυο | | | — | biduum | two | — | — | δύο | two | |||||
ημερασP45 · P73 | days | ἡμέρας | days | ημερας | | | pascha | Pascha | days | ܬܪܝܢ | days | ἡμέρας | days | |||||
τοP45 · P73 | the | τὸ | the | το | | | — | — | — | — | — | τὸ | the | |||||
πασχαP45 · P73 | Passover | πάσχα | Passover | πασχα | | | — | fiet | Passover | ܝܘܡܝܢ | Passover | Πάσχα | Passover | |||||
γινεταιP45 · P73 | takes place, | γίνεται, | takes place, | γεινεται | | | — | — | — | ܗܘܐ | takes place, | γίνεται | takes place, | |||||
καιP45 · P73 | and | καὶ | and | και | | | et | et | and | ܦܨܚܐ | and | καὶ | and | |||||
οP45 · P73 | the | ὁ | the | ο | | | — | — | — | — | — | ὁ | the | |||||
υσP45 · P73 | Son | υἱὸς | Son | ϋιος | | | filius | Filius | Son | ܘܒܪܗ | Son | υἱὸς | Son | |||||
τουP45 · P73 | <the> | τοῦ | <the> | του | | | — | — | — | — | — | τοῦ | <the> | |||||
ανθρωπουP45 · P73 | of Man | ἀνθρώπου | of Man | ανθρωπου | | | hominis | hominis | of Man | — | — | ἀνθρώπου | of Man | |||||
παραδιδοταιP45 · P73 | is delivered | παραδίδοται | is delivered | παραδιδοται | | | tradetur | tradetur | is delivered | ܕܐܢܫܐ | is delivered | παραδίδοται | is delivered | |||||
εισP45 · P73 | over | εἰς | over | εις | | | ut | ut | over | ܡܫܬܠܡ | over | εἰς | over | |||||
τοP45 · P73 | <the> | τὸ | <the> | το | | | fit | — | — | — | — | τὸ | <the> | |||||
σναιP45 · P73 | to be crucified. | σταυρωθῆναι.¶ | to be crucified. | σταυρωθηναι | | | crucifigatur | crucifigatur | to be crucified. | ܕܢܙܕܩܦ | to be crucified. | σταυρωθῆναι | to be crucified. | |||||
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