Mark 11 : 22

The Peshitta combines the Greek participle ἀποκριθεὶς ('answering') with the finite verb ܥܢܐ into a single verbal form, a typical Semitic construction where Greek uses a redundant participle + finite verb pattern. The Vulgate preserves the Greek participial structure with respondens.

Greek employs the definite article ὁ before Ἰησοῦς, which is absent in both Syriac (which lacks articles) and Latin (where proper names typically do not take articles). This represents standard grammatical convention rather than semantic divergence.

The Vulgate inserts a colon after illis to mark the transition to direct discourse, a punctuation convention absent in the Greek and Peshitta manuscripts. This reflects Latin scribal practice rather than textual variation.

Greek uses the imperative ἔχετε with accusative πίστιν θεοῦ ('have faith of/in God'), which the Vulgate mirrors with Habete fidem Dei. The Peshitta employs a jussive construction ܬܗܘܐ ܒܟܘܢ ('let there be in you'), transforming the command from active possession to passive indwelling. This represents a substantive theological reframing: Greek/Latin command the disciples to exercise faith, while Syriac expresses faith as an interior state to be received.