Mark 11 : 16

The Peshitta employs a periphrastic construction ܫܒܩ ܗܘܐ (šbaq hwā, 'was permitting') using the verb 'to be' plus active participle, whereas Greek uses the simple imperfect ἤφιεν and Latin the simple imperfect sinebat. This is a characteristic Syriac idiom for expressing continuous past action, semantically equivalent to the Greek and Latin simple forms.

Greek uses ἵνα τις ('that anyone') with the conjunction followed by the indefinite pronoun, and Latin mirrors this with ut quisquam. Syriac employs the compound relative-indefinite ܕܐܢܫ (d-'nāš, 'that-anyone'), a single lexeme performing the function of both Greek words—a typical Semitic compression of the Greek construction.

Greek uses the preposition διά with the genitive article τοῦ ('through the'), and Latin uses per without an article (as Latin lacks articles). Syriac employs ܒܓܘ (b-gaw, 'in-the-midst-of'), a compound preposition that conveys interior passage rather than simple traversal, reflecting a slightly different spatial conceptualization while maintaining the same prohibition.

The Vulgate adds a colon at verse end, marking a stronger pause before the following verse. This punctuation choice reflects Latin rhetorical convention and does not represent a textual variant in the underlying Greek or Syriac witnesses.