Mark 9 : 47

Greek uses καὶ ἐάν ('and if') for the conditional protasis; Vulgate employs Quod si ('but if'), a stylistic Latin variant emphasizing contrast; Peshitta uses simple ܘܐܢ ('and if'), aligning semantically with Greek but lacking the contrastive nuance of the Vulgate.

Greek employs the article ὁ before ὀφθαλμός σου ('the eye of you'); Vulgate mirrors this with oculus tuus (noun-possessive order); Peshitta uses ܥܝܢܟ ('your eye') with the pronominal suffix, a typical Semitic construction lacking the article.

Greek ἔκβαλε αὐτόν ('cast it out') uses the compound verb ἐκβάλλω; Vulgate ejice eum employs the simple verb ejicere; Peshitta ܚܨܝܗ ('pluck it out') uses a different root, semantically equivalent but lexically distinct from the Greek compound.

Peshitta inserts ܦܩܚ ܗܘ ܠܟ ('it is better for you'), an explanatory expansion making the comparative structure explicit before the main clause. Neither Greek nor Vulgate transmit this phrase at this position; both place the comparative adjective after the imperative.

Greek places the comparative adjective καλόν σέ ἐστιν ('better for you it is') with the accusative σέ before the verb; Vulgate bonum est tibi uses the dative tibi, a standard Latin construction. Peshitta omits this phrase here, having already expressed it earlier (tokens 5–7).

Greek μονόφθαλμον ('one-eyed') is a single compound adjective; Vulgate luscum ('one-eyed, blind in one eye') is a single lexeme; Peshitta uses the prepositional phrase ܕܒܚܕܐ ܥܝܢܟ ('with one eye of yours'), a periphrastic construction semantically equivalent but syntactically expanded.

Greek uses the articular construction εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ ('into the kingdom of God') with double articles; Vulgate in regnum Dei omits articles (Latin lacks them); Peshitta ܠܡܠܟܘܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ('to his kingdom of God') employs a pronominal suffix on 'kingdom', a Semitic idiom not present in Greek or Latin.

Greek δύο ὀφθαλμοὺς ἔχοντα ('two eyes having') uses a present participle modifying the implied subject; Vulgate duos oculos habentem mirrors this with a Latin participle; Peshitta ܟܕ ܐܝܬ ܠܟ ܬܪܬܝܢ ܥܝܢܝܢ ('while there are to you two eyes') employs a temporal/circumstantial clause with the existential particle ܐܝܬ, a distinct Syriac syntactic pattern.

Greek βληθῆναι εἰς τὴν γέενναν ('to be cast into Gehenna') uses an aorist passive infinitive with the article; Vulgate mitti in gehennam employs a passive infinitive without article (Latin lacks them); Peshitta ܬܦܠ ܒܓܗܢܐ ('you fall into Gehenna') uses an active verb, a typical Semitic preference for active voice where Greek and Latin use passive constructions.

Greek τοῦ πυρός ('of fire') is a genitive modifier with article; Vulgate ignis is a genitive without article; Peshitta ܕܢܘܪܐ ('of fire') uses the construct state, a Semitic genitive construction. All three traditions attest the 'fire' qualifier for Gehenna, but employ language-specific syntactic patterns.

Vulgate places a comma after ignis, marking the verse boundary. Greek and Peshitta manuscripts do not typically employ punctuation at this juncture, though modern editions may vary.