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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
		—	Ἀπὸ	From	απο	\|	exinde	Exinde	From	ܡܢ	From	Ἀπὸ	From
		—	τότε	that time	τοτε	\|	coepit	cœpit	that time	ܗܝܕܝܢ	that time	τότε	that time
		—	ἤρξατο	began	—	\|	ihs	Jesus	began	ܫܪܝ	began	ἤρξατο	began
		—	ὁ	<the>	—	\|	—	—	—	—	—	ὁ	<the>
		—	Ἰησοῦς	Jesus	—	\|	praedicare	prædicare	Jesus	ܝܫܘܥ	Jesus	Ἰησοῦς	Jesus
		—	κηρύσσειν	to proclaim	—	\|	et	et	to proclaim	ܠܡܟܪܙܘ	to proclaim	κηρύσσειν	to proclaim
		—	καὶ	and	—	\|	dicere	dicere	and	ܘܠܡܐܡܪ	and	καὶ	and
		—	λέγειν·	to say;	—	\|	paenitemini	Pœnitentiam	to say;	ܬܘܒܘ	to say;	λέγειν	to say;
		—	μετανοεῖτε·	do repent;	—	\|	—	agite	do repent;	ܩܪܒܬ	do repent;	Μετανοεῖτε	do repent;
		—	ἤγγικεν	has drawn near	—	\|	adpropinquauit	appropinquavit	has drawn near	ܠܗ	has drawn near	ἤγγικεν	has drawn near
		—	γὰρ	for	γαρ	\|	enim	enim	for	ܓܝܪ	for	γὰρ	for
		—	ἡ	the	η	\|	enim	—	—	—	—	ἡ	the
		—	βασιλεία	kingdom	βασιλεια	\|	regnum	regnum	kingdom	ܡܠܟܘܬܐ	kingdom	βασιλεία	kingdom
		—	τῶν	of the	των	\|	—	—	—	—	—	τῶν	of the
		—	οὐρανῶν.¶	heavens.	ουρανων	\|	caelorum	cælorum	heavens.	ܕܫܡܝܐ	heavens.	οὐρανῶν	heavens.
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See how the Four Gospels in the Bible you read today connect to the Greek, Latin, Syriac, and Byzantine witnesses shown above.

Alexandrian	Western	Latin	Byzantine
	—	Ἀπὸ	From	απο	\|	exinde	Exinde	From	ܡܢ	From	Ἀπὸ	From
	—	τότε	that time	τοτε	\|	coepit	cœpit	that time	ܗܝܕܝܢ	that time	τότε	that time
	—	ἤρξατο	began	—	\|	ihs	Jesus	began	ܫܪܝ	began	ἤρξατο	began
	—	ὁ	<the>	—	\|	—	—	—	—	—	ὁ	<the>
	—	Ἰησοῦς	Jesus	—	\|	praedicare	prædicare	Jesus	ܝܫܘܥ	Jesus	Ἰησοῦς	Jesus
	—	κηρύσσειν	to proclaim	—	\|	et	et	to proclaim	ܠܡܟܪܙܘ	to proclaim	κηρύσσειν	to proclaim
	—	καὶ	and	—	\|	dicere	dicere	and	ܘܠܡܐܡܪ	and	καὶ	and
	—	λέγειν·	to say;	—	\|	paenitemini	Pœnitentiam	to say;	ܬܘܒܘ	to say;	λέγειν	to say;
	—	μετανοεῖτε·	do repent;	—	\|	—	agite	do repent;	ܩܪܒܬ	do repent;	Μετανοεῖτε	do repent;
	—	ἤγγικεν	has drawn near	—	\|	adpropinquauit	appropinquavit	has drawn near	ܠܗ	has drawn near	ἤγγικεν	has drawn near
	—	γὰρ	for	γαρ	\|	enim	enim	for	ܓܝܪ	for	γὰρ	for
	—	ἡ	the	η	\|	enim	—	—	—	—	ἡ	the
	—	βασιλεία	kingdom	βασιλεια	\|	regnum	regnum	kingdom	ܡܠܟܘܬܐ	kingdom	βασιλεία	kingdom
	—	τῶν	of the	των	\|	—	—	—	—	—	τῶν	of the
	—	οὐρανῶν.¶	heavens.	ουρανων	\|	caelorum	cælorum	heavens.	ܕܫܡܝܐ	heavens.	οὐρανῶν	heavens.
Next Fragment: Matt 4:22
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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

—

Ἀπὸ

From

απο

exinde

Exinde

From

ܡܢ

From

Ἀπὸ

From

—

τότε

that time

τοτε

coepit

cœpit

that time

ܗܝܕܝܢ

that time

τότε

that time

—

ἤρξατο

began

—

ihs

Jesus

began

ܫܪܝ

began

ἤρξατο

began

—

ὁ

<the>

—

ὁ

<the>

—

Ἰησοῦς

Jesus

—

praedicare

prædicare

Jesus

ܝܫܘܥ

Jesus

Ἰησοῦς

Jesus

—

κηρύσσειν

to proclaim

—

to proclaim

ܠܡܟܪܙܘ

to proclaim

κηρύσσειν

to proclaim

—

καὶ

and

—

dicere

and

ܘܠܡܐܡܪ

and

καὶ

and

—

λέγειν·

to say;

—

paenitemini

Pœnitentiam

to say;

ܬܘܒܘ

to say;

λέγειν

to say;

—

μετανοεῖτε·

do repent;

—

agite

do repent;

ܩܪܒܬ

do repent;

Μετανοεῖτε

do repent;

—

ἤγγικεν

has drawn near

—

adpropinquauit

appropinquavit

has drawn near

ܠܗ

has drawn near

ἤγγικεν

has drawn near

—

γὰρ

for

γαρ

enim

for

ܓܝܪ

for

γὰρ

for

—

ἡ

the

enim

—

ἡ

the

—

βασιλεία

kingdom

βασιλεια

regnum

kingdom

ܡܠܟܘܬܐ

kingdom

βασιλεία

kingdom

—

τῶν

of the

των

—

τῶν

of the

—

οὐρανῶν.¶

heavens.

ουρανων

caelorum

cælorum

heavens.

ܕܫܡܝܐ

heavens.

οὐρανῶν

heavens.

Next Fragment: Matt 4:22

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