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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 is considered the classic edition of TR and 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 consulted the 1550 ''Edito Regia'', a 1598 reprint by Theodore Beza, and several other editions. The ''Scrivener New Testament'' reconstructs the underlying Greek text they used.

In 1550 Robert Stephanus produced a beautifully printed edition that added footnotes containing text from the Bezae and Regius codices. This is considered the classic edition of TR and 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 consulted the 1550 ''Edito Regia'', a 1598 reprint by Theodore Beza, and several other editions. The ''Scrivener New Testament'' reconstructs the underlying Greek text they used.

When Codex Alexandrinus, a fifth century manuscript, arrived in Britain in the 17th century, scholars noticed that this text is both older and significantly different than the late Byzantine manuscripts that Erasmus used. In 1881, Hort and Westcott published a revised Greek text based on Alexandrinus, as well as two other manuscripts of the same type: [[Codex Vaticanus]] (4th century) and [[Codex Sinaiticus]] (5th century).

When ''Codex Alexandrinus'', a fifth century manuscript, arrived in Britain in the 17th century, scholars noticed that this text is both older and significantly different than the late Byzantine manuscripts that Erasmus used. In 1881, Hort and Westcott published a revised Greek text based on ''Alexandrinus'', as well as two other manuscripts with the same text type: ''[[Codex Vaticanus]]'' (4th century) and ''[[Codex Sinaiticus]]'' (5th century).

Among modern translations, the [[New King James Version]] uses TR, while the [[New International Version]], the [[New American Standard Bible]], and the [[English Standard Version]] use the Alexandrian text.

Among modern translations, the [[New King James Version]] uses TR, while the [[New International Version]], the [[New American Standard Bible]], and the [[English Standard Version]] use the Alexandrian text.