Mark 12 : 7

Greek employs demonstrative ἐκεῖνοι with article οἱ γεωργοί ('those farmers'); Peshitta uses ܗܢܘܢ ܦܠܚܐ (demonstrative + noun without article, typical Syriac construction); Vulgate places Coloni first without demonstrative, relying on autem for continuity.

Greek uses prepositional phrase πρὸς ἑαυτούς ('to themselves') before the verb εἶπαν; Peshitta employs ܐܡܪܘ ܒܢܦܫܗܘܢ ('said in their souls/selves'), a Semitic idiom for internal deliberation; Vulgate inserts ad invicem ('to one another'), emphasizing mutual consultation rather than individual reflection.

Greek ὅτι introduces indirect discourse; Vulgate uses colon punctuation for direct speech; Peshitta omits any introductory particle, moving directly to the quoted speech—a common Syriac narrative convention.

Greek uses demonstrative οὗτός with copula ἐστιν and article ὁ κληρονόμος ('this one is the heir'); Peshitta employs ܗܢܘ ܝܪܬܐ (demonstrative + noun without copula, standard Syriac nominal sentence); Vulgate mirrors Greek structure with Hic est hæres but adds colon punctuation for emphasis.

Greek uses first-person plural subjunctive ἀποκτείνωμεν with separate pronoun αὐτόν; Peshitta employs ܢܩܛܠܝܘܗܝ, a single verbal form with pronominal suffix (cohortative + object pronoun); Vulgate follows Greek with separate occidamus eum but adds colon punctuation.

Vulgate inserts colons after hæres and eum to mark rhetorical pauses in the tenants' deliberation; neither Greek nor Peshitta manuscripts employ equivalent punctuation at these junctures.