Mark 1 : 4

Greek employs an articular participle construction (ὁ βαπτίζων ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ) with the location preceding the second verb, while Peshitta and Vulgate place the location first (ܒܡܕܒܪܐ / in deserto) followed by the participle. The Vulgate uses a gerund (baptizans) mirroring the Greek participial structure, whereas Peshitta uses an active participle (ܡܥܡܕ) without the article.

Greek uses coordinating conjunction καὶ with present participle κηρύσσων; Vulgate mirrors this with et prædicans. Peshitta employs the prefixed conjunction ܘ directly attached to the participle ܡܟܪܙ, a standard Syriac syndetic construction semantically equivalent but morphologically integrated.

Greek uses the preposition εἰς with accusative ἄφεσιν to express purpose ('unto forgiveness'); Vulgate employs in with accusative remissionem, a direct calque. Peshitta uses the prefixed preposition ܠ (lamed) attached to ܫܘܒܩܢܐ, the standard Syriac construction for expressing purpose or result, syntactically more compact but semantically identical.