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In 1550 Robert Stephanus produced a beautifully printed edition that added footnotes containing text from the Bezae and Regius codices. This classic is referred to as Editio Regia (Royal edition). In 1551, Stephanus added a verse numbering system that is still used in modern Bibles. As for the text itself, Stephanus did little to improve on what Erasmus published. Since Stephanus had access to a significantly wider range of primary sources, this suggested that the Erasmus text was already being treated with undue reverence. The KJV translators used both the 1550 Edito Regia and a 1598 reprint by Theodore Beza.

In 1550 Robert Stephanus produced a beautifully printed edition that added footnotes containing text from the Bezae and Regius codices. This classic is referred to as Editio Regia (Royal edition). In 1551, Stephanus added a verse numbering system that is still used in modern Bibles. As for the text itself, Stephanus did little to improve on what Erasmus published. Since Stephanus had access to a significantly wider range of primary sources, this suggested that the Erasmus text was already being treated with undue reverence. The KJV translators used both the 1550 Edito Regia and a 1598 reprint by Theodore Beza.

In the 19th century, the authority of Textus Receptus was challenged by the emerging science of text criticism. Even though 90 percent of surviving manuscripts are of the Byzantine type that Erasmus used, F. J. A. Hort argued that this text type must be discounted because it developed later than the Alexandrian text. In 1881, Hort and Westcott published a revised Greek text based on this theory. This text is based on [[Codex Vaticanus]] (4th century) and [[Codex Sinaiticus]] (5th century), Alexandrian texts that pre-date the manuscripts Erasmus used by almost a thousand years. It is the basis for most modern translations, including the [[English Standard Version]].

In the 19th century, the authority of Textus Receptus was challenged by the emerging science of text criticism. Even though 90 percent of surviving manuscripts are of the Byzantine type that Erasmus used, F. J. A. Hort argued that this text type must be discounted because it developed later than the Alexandrian text. In 1881, Hort and Westcott published a revised Greek text based on this theory. This text is based on [[Codex Vaticanus]] (4th century) and [[Codex Sinaiticus]] (5th century), Alexandrian texts that pre-date the manuscripts Erasmus used by 800 years. It is the basis for most modern translations, including the [[English Standard Version]].

The [[King James Version]] and the [[New King James Version]] are both based on TR. Together, they constitute a large portion of Bible sales, even today.

The [[King James Version]] and the [[New King James Version]] are both based on TR. Together, they constitute a large portion of Bible sales, even today.