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 | ||||||||||||
οP37 · P45 | <the> | ὁ | <the> | ο | | | homo | — | — | — | — | Ὁ | <the> | |||||
μενP37 · P45 | Indeed | μὲν | Indeed | μεν | | | filius | Filius | Indeed | ܘܒܪܗ | Indeed | μὲν | Indeed | |||||
υιοσP37 · P45 | the Son | υἱὸς | the Son | ϋιος | | | quidem | quidem | the Son | ܕܐܢܫܐ | the Son | υἱὸς | the Son | |||||
τουP37 · P45 | <the> | τοῦ | <the> | του | | | ille | — | — | — | — | τοῦ | <the> | |||||
ανθρωπουP37 · P45 | of Man | ἀνθρώπου | of Man | ανθρωπου | | | hominis | hominis | of Man | ܐܙܠ | of Man | ἀνθρώπου | of Man | |||||
υπαγειP37 · P45 | goes | ὑπάγει | goes | ϋπαγει | | | uadit | vadit | goes | ܐܝܟܢܐ | goes | ὑπάγει | goes | |||||
καθωσP37 · P45 | even as | καθὼς | even as | καθως | | | sicut | sicut | even as | ܕܟܬܝܒ | even as | καθὼς | even as | |||||
γεγραπταιP37 · P45 | it has been written | γέγραπται | it has been written | γεγραπται | | | scriptum | scriptum | it has been written | ܥܠܘܗܝ | it has been written | γέγραπται | it has been written | |||||
περιP37 · P45 | about | περὶ | about | περι | | | est | est | about | — | — | περὶ | about | |||||
αυτουP37 · P45 | Him, | αὐτοῦ, | Him, | αυτου | | | de | de | Him, | ܘܝ | Him, | αὐτοῦ | Him, | |||||
ουαιP37 · P45 | woe | οὐαὶ | woe | ουαι | | | eo | illo | woe | ܠܗ | woe | οὐαὶ | woe | |||||
δεP37 · P45 | however | δὲ | however | δε | | | uae | væ | however | ܕܝܢ | but | δὲ | however | |||||
τωP37 · P45 | for the | τῷ | for the | τω | | | — | — | — | — | — | τῷ | for the | |||||
ανθρωπωP37 · P45 | man | ἀνθρώπῳ | man | ανθρωπω | | | autem | autem | man | ܠܓܒܪܐ | man | ἀνθρώπῳ | man | |||||
εκεινωP37 · P45 | that one | ἐκείνῳ | that one | εκεινω | | | homini | homini | that one | ܗܘ | that one | ἐκείνῳ | that one | |||||
διP37 · P45 | through | δι᾽ | through | δι | | | illi | illi | through | ܕܒܐܝܕܗ | through | δι’ | through | |||||
ουP37 · P45 | whom | οὗ | whom | ου | | | per | per | whom | ܒܪܗ | whom | οὗ | whom | |||||
οP37 · P45 | the | ὁ | the | ο | | | propter | — | — | — | — | ὁ | the | |||||
υιοσP37 · P45 | Son | υἱὸς | Son | ϋιος | | | quem | quem | Son | ܕܐܢܫܐ | Son | υἱὸς | Son | |||||
τουP37 · P45 | <the> | τοῦ | <the> | του | | | hoc | — | — | — | — | τοῦ | <the> | |||||
ανθρωπουP37 · P45 | of Man | ἀνθρώπου | of Man | ανθρωπου | | | filius | Filius | of Man | ܡܫܬܠܡ | of Man | ἀνθρώπου | of Man | |||||
παραδιδοταιP37 · P45 | is betrayed; | παραδίδοται· | is betrayed; | παραδιδοται | | | hominis | hominis | is betrayed; | ܦܩܚ | is betrayed; | παραδίδοται | is betrayed; | |||||
καλονP37 · P45 | Better | καλὸν | Better | καλον | | | traditur | tradetur | Better | ܗܘܐ | Better | καλὸν | Better | |||||
ηνP37 · P45 | was being | ἦν | was being | ην | | | bonum | bonum | was being | — | — | ἦν | was being | |||||
αυτωP37 · P45 | for him | αὐτῷ | for him | αυτω | | | erat | erat | for him | ܠܗ | for him | αὐτῷ | for him | |||||
ειP37 · P45 | if | εἰ | if | ει | | | ei | ei | if | ܠܓܒܪܐ | if | εἰ | if | |||||
ουκP37 · P45 | not | οὐκ | not | ουκ | | | si | si | not | ܗܘ | not | οὐκ | not | |||||
εγεννηθηP37 · P45 | was born | ἐγεννήθη | was born | εγεννηθη | | | natus | natus | was born | ܐܠܘ | was born | ἐγεννήθη | was born | |||||
οP37 · P45 | the | ὁ | the | ο | | | — | — | — | — | — | ὁ | the | |||||
ανθρωποσP37 · P45 | man | ἄνθρωπος | man | ανθρωπος | | | non | non | man | ܠܐ | man | ἄνθρωπος | man | |||||
εκεινοσP37 · P45 | that. | ἐκεῖνος. | that. | εκεινος | | | esset | fuisset | that. | ܐܬܝܠܕ | that. | ἐκεῖνος | that. | |||||
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