Portions of the Old Testament were written in Aramaic and there are Aramaic phrases in the New Testament. Syriac translations of the New Testament were among the first and date from the 2nd century.

4 1 Adam [1] made love to his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain. [2] She said, "With the help of the Lord I have brought forth [3] a man." 2 Later she gave birth to his brother ...

"So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward ...