“The first translation appears to have been the Syriac, called Peshito (literal), for its fidelity, rendered most faithfully into the common language of the Holy Land. Some think that our Lord’s exact language is better preserved in this version than in the Greek manuscripts themselves.”
“A history of the Baptists: traced by their vital principles and practices: from the time of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ to the year 1886”, by Armitage, Thomas, 1819-1896, Publication date 1887