The Gospels across their earliest witnesses, and the tradition they carried forward
| Greek Papyri | Coptic | Alexandrian | Latin | Western | Syriac | Byzantine | ||||||||||||||
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c. 125–250 AD · Greek TAGNT | alignment under review c. 250–300 AD · Coptic Lexical aid: Crum/KELLIA | c. 175–325 AD · Greek Certified English | Clementine 1592/1598 · Latin Douay-Rheims 1899 | c. 150–400 AD · Greek/Latin Latin | c. 170–400 AD · Syriac Murdock 1851 | c. 300–500 AD · Greek Certified English | ||||||||||||||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | — | ܘܟܕ | And as | — | — | ||||||
| lost | — | ⲉϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ | walk | περιπατων | Walking | Ambulans | walking | — | | | transiens | ܡܗܠܟ | he walked | Περιπατῶν | Walking | ||||||
| lost | — | ⲇⲉ | and | δε | now | autem | And | — | | | autem | — | — | δὲ | now | ||||||
| lost | — | ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ | look | omitted | — | — | — | — | | | — | — | — | παρὰ | beside | ||||||
| lost | — | ⲉⲥⲟⲛ | to | omitted | — | Jesus | Jesus | — | | | — | ܥܠ | on | τὴν | the | ||||||
| lost | — | ⲥⲛⲁⲩ | two | παρα | beside | juxta | — | παραγων | | | secus | ܝܕ | the shore | θάλασσαν | Sea | ||||||
| lost | — | — | — | την | the | — | — | την | | | — | — | — | τῆς | <the> | ||||||
| lost | — | ϩⲁⲧⲛⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ | sea | θαλασσαν | Sea | mare | by the sea | θαλασσαν | | | mare | ܝܡܐ | the sea | Γαλιλαίας | of Galilee | ||||||
| lost | — | — | — | της | <the> | — | — | της | | | — | — | — | εἶδεν | He saw | ||||||
| lost | — | ⲛⲧⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲁⲓⲁ | Galilee* | γαλειλαιας | of Galilee | Galilææ | of Galilee | γαλιλαιας | | | galilaeae | ܕܓܠܝܠܐ | of Galilee, | δύο | two | ||||||
| lost | — | ⲡⲉⲧⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ | speak | ειδεν | He saw | vidit | saw | ειδεν | | | uidit | ܚܙܐ | he saw | ἀδελφούς | brothers, | ||||||
| lost | — | ⲉⲣⲟϥ | to | δυο | two | duos | two | δυο | | | duos | ܬܪܝܢ | two | Σίμωνα | Simon | ||||||
| lost | — | ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ | brother | αδελφους | brothers, | fratres | brethren | αδελφους | | | fratres | ܐܚܝܢ | brothers, | τὸν | the one | ||||||
| lost | — | ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ | Simén | σιμωνα | Simon | Simonem | Simon | σιμωνα | | | simonem | ܫܡܥܘܢ | Simon called | λεγόμενον | being named | ||||||
| lost | — | — | — | τον | the [one] | — | — | τον | | | dicitur | — | — | Πέτρον | Peter | ||||||
| lost | — | ⲉⲩϩⲓϣⲛⲉ | casting net | λεγομενον | being named | qui | who | λεγομενον | | | qui | — | — | καὶ | and | ||||||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | vocatur | is called | — | | | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| lost | — | ϫⲉⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ | Peter* | πετρον | Peter | Petrus | Peter | πετρον | | | petrus | ܕܐܬܩܪܝ | of | Ἀνδρέαν | Andrew | ||||||
| lost | — | — | — | και | and | et | and | και | | | et | ܟܐܦܐ | Cephas, | τὸν | the | ||||||
| lost | — | ⲙⲛⲁⲛⲇⲣⲉⲁⲥ | man | ανδρεαν | Andrew | Andream | Andrew | ανδρεαν | | | andream | ܘܐܢܕܪܐܘܤ | and Andrew | ἀδελφὸν | brother | ||||||
| lost | — | — | — | τον | the | — | — | τον | | | — | — | — | αὐτοῦ | of him | ||||||
| lost | — | ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ | to above | αδελφον | brother | fratrem | brother | αδελφον | | | fratrem | ܐܚܘܗܝ | his brother, | βάλλοντας | casting | ||||||
| lost | — | — | — | αυτου | of him | ejus | his | αυτου | | | eius | — | — | ἀμφίβληστρον | a net | ||||||
| lost | — | ϫⲉⲛⲉϩⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱϩⲉ | fisher | βαλλοντας | casting | mittentes | casting | βαλλοντας | | | mittentes | ܕܪܡܝܢ | were casting | εἰς | into | ||||||
| lost | — | ⲛⲉ | sg. masc. copula | αμφιβληστρον | a net | rete | a net | — | | | retiam | ܡܨܝܕܬܐ | nets | τὴν | the | ||||||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| lost | — | — | — | εις | into | in | into | εις | | | in | ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ | into | θάλασσαν | sea; | ||||||
| lost | — | — | — | την | the | — | — | την | | | — | — | — | ἦσαν | they were | ||||||
| lost | — | ⲉⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ | sea | θαλασσαν | sea; | mare | the sea | θαλασσαν | | | mari | ܒܝܡܐ | the sea; | γὰρ | for | ||||||
| lost | — | — | — | ησαν | they were | erant | they were | ησαν | | | erant | ܗܘܘ | they were fishermen. | ἁλιεῖς | fishermen. | ||||||
| lost | — | ⲅⲁⲣ | for | γαρ | for | enim | for | γαρ | | | autem | ܓܝܪ | for | — | — | ||||||
| lost | — | — | — | αλεεις | fishermen. | piscatores | — | αλιεις | | | piscatores | ܨܝܕܐ | who | — | — | ||||||
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