Mark 3 : 22

The Peshitta omits the initial conjunction καί / Et, beginning directly with the scribes. This is a minor stylistic difference, as Syriac narrative frequently omits coordinating conjunctions where Greek and Latin retain them for continuity.

The Peshitta uses a periphrastic construction ܐܡܪܝܢ ܗܘܘ (participle + auxiliary 'were'), rendering the Greek imperfect ἔλεγον more analytically. Greek and Latin employ synthetic imperfect forms; Syriac's periphrastic strategy is a standard morphological feature for expressing past progressive aspect.

The Vulgate inserts a colon after dicebant to mark the transition to direct discourse, a punctuation convention absent in Greek manuscripts and unnecessary in Syriac, which uses ܕ- to introduce reported speech. This is a scribal/editorial feature, not a textual variant.

Greek ὅτι Βεελζεβοὺλ ἔχει and Latin Quoniam Beelzebub habet use transitive 'has' with the demon-name as direct object. Peshitta employs the existential particle ܐܝܬ with prepositional phrase ܒܗ ('in him'), a typical Syriac idiom for possession or indwelling, semantically equivalent but syntactically distinct.

Greek uses καὶ ὅτι ('and that') to coordinate the two accusations; Latin mirrors this with et quia; Peshitta uses ܘܒܪܫܐ ('and by the head/prince'), omitting a second ὅτι-equivalent and integrating the conjunction directly with the prepositional phrase. This reflects Syriac preference for tighter clause linkage.

Greek ἐν τῷ ἄρχοντι τῶν δαιμονίων uses a prepositional phrase with double article and genitive modifier. Latin in principe dæmoniorum mirrors this structure. Peshitta ܕܕܝܘܐ uses a construct-state genitive chain ('head-of demons'), a more compact Semitic construction, already introduced by ܘܒܪܫܐ in the previous token group.

Greek places the verb ἐκβάλλει before the object τὰ δαιμόνια (verb-object order); Latin ejicit dæmonia follows the same pattern. Peshitta ܡܦܩ ܕܝܘܐ uses verb-object order but omits the article (Syriac lacks a definite article system), and the object is in construct with the preceding genitive, yielding a more compressed phrase.