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 | ||||||||||||
παραδωP64+P67 · P86 | do be | Ἴσθι | do be | ισθει | | | esto | Esto | do be | ܗܘܝܬ | do be | Ἴσθι | do be | |||||
οP64+P67 · P86 | agreeing | εὐνοῶν | agreeing | ευνοων | | | beniuolus | consentiens | agreeing | ܡܬܐܘܐ | agreeing | εὐνοῶν | agreeing | |||||
αντιδικοσP64+P67 · P86 | with the | τῷ | with the | τω | | | — | — | — | — | — | τῷ | with the | |||||
τωP64+P67 · P86 | accuser | ἀντιδίκῳ | accuser | αντιδικω | | | aduersario | adversario | accuser | — | — | ἀντιδίκῳ | accuser | |||||
κριτηP64+P67 · P86 | of you | σου | of you | σου | | | tuo | tuo | of you | ܥܡ | of you | σου | of you | |||||
καιP64+P67 · P86 | quickly | ταχὺ | quickly | ταχυ | | | cito | cito | quickly | ܒܥܠ | quickly | ταχύ | quickly | |||||
οP64+P67 · P86 | before | ἕως | before | — | | | — | dum | before | ܕܝܢܟ | before | ἕως | before | |||||
κριτησP64+P67 · P86 | which | ὅτου | which | οτου | | | es | es | which | ܥܓܠ | which | ὅτου | which | |||||
τωP64+P67 · P86 | you are | εἶ | you are | ει | | | in | in | you are | — | — | εἶ | you are | |||||
υπηρετηP64+P67 · P86 | with | μετ᾽ | with | μετ | | | uia | via | with | ܥܕ | with | ἐν | with | |||||
καιP64+P67 · P86 | him | αὐτοῦ | him | αυτου | | | cum | cum | him | ܥܡܗ | him | τῇ | him | |||||
εισP64+P67 · P86 | on | ἐν | on | εν | | | quandiu | eo | on | ܐܢܬ | on | ὁδῷ | on | |||||
φυλακηνP64+P67 · P86 | the | τῇ | the | τη | | | — | — | — | — | — | μετ’ | the | |||||
βληθησηP64+P67 · P86 | way | ὁδῷ, | way | οδω | | | ne | ne | way | ܒܐܘܪܚܐ | way | αὐτοῦ | way | |||||
μήποτέP64+P67 · P86 | otherwise | μήποτέ | otherwise | μηποτε | | | illo | forte | otherwise | — | — | μήποτέ | otherwise | |||||
σεP64+P67 · P86 | you | σε | you | σε | | | tradat | tradat | you | ܕܠܡܐ | you | σε | you | |||||
παραδῷP64+P67 · P86 | shall deliver | παραδῷ | shall deliver | παραδωσει | | | te | te | shall deliver | ܒܥܠ | shall deliver | παραδῷ | shall deliver | |||||
ὁP64+P67 · P86 | the | ὁ | the | ο | | | — | — | — | — | — | ὁ | the | |||||
ἀντίδικοςP64+P67 · P86 | accuser | ἀντίδικος | accuser | αντιδεικος | | | aduersarius | adversarius | accuser | ܕܝܢܟ | accuser | ἀντίδικος | accuser | |||||
τῷP64+P67 · P86 | to the | τῷ | to the | τω | | | — | — | — | — | — | τῷ | to the | |||||
κριτῇ,P64+P67 · P86 | judge, | κριτῇ, | judge, | κριτη | | | iudici | judici | judge, | ܢܫܠܡܟ | judge, | κριτῇ | judge, | |||||
καὶP64+P67 · P86 | and | καὶ | and | και | | | et | et | and | — | — | καὶ | and | |||||
ὁP64+P67 · P86 | the | ὁ | the | ο | | | quando | — | — | — | — | ὁ | the | |||||
κριτὴςP64+P67 · P86 | judge | κριτὴς | judge | κριτης | | | iudex | judex | judge | ܠܕܝܢܐ | judge | κριτής | judge | |||||
σεP64+P67 · P86 | you | σε | you | σε | | | tradat | tradat | you | ܘܕܝܢܐ | you | σε | you | |||||
παραδῷP64+P67 · P86 | he may betray | παραδῷ | he may betray | παραδωσει | | | te | te | he may betray | ܢܫܠܡܟ | he may betray | παραδῷ | he may betray | |||||
τῷP64+P67 · P86 | to the | τῷ | to the | τω | | | — | — | — | — | — | τῷ | to the | |||||
ὑπηρέτῃ,P64+P67 · P86 | officer, | ὑπηρέτῃ, | officer, | ϋπηρετη | | | ministro | ministro | officer, | ܠܓܒܝܐ | officer, | ὑπηρέτῃ | officer, | |||||
καὶP64+P67 · P86 | and | καὶ | and | και | | | et | et | and | — | — | καὶ | and | |||||
εἰςP64+P67 · P86 | into | εἰς | into | εις | | | in | in | into | ܘܬܦܠ | into | εἰς | into | |||||
φυλακὴνP64+P67 · P86 | prison | φυλακὴν | prison | φυλακην | | | custodiam | carcerem | prison | ܒܝܬ | prison | φυλακὴν | prison | |||||
βληθήσῃ.P64+P67 · P86 | you will be cast. | βληθήσῃ. | you will be cast. | — | | | mitteris | mittaris | you will be cast. | ܐܤܝܪܐ | you will be cast. | βληθήσῃ | you will be cast. | |||||
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