| | Many readers criticized the first two editions of TR because they lacked the [[Johannine Comma]] found in Latin manuscripts that circulated at the time.<ref>"the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one." ({{bibleverse|1|John|5:7–8|NKJV}}).</ref> Out of hundreds of Greek manuscripts, this trinitarian passage is found in only four, none of them earlier than the 14th century.<ref>"It is found in only four Greek manuscripts, none earlier than the 14th century. 4 other Greek mss. offer it as a margin note. The remaining Greek mss., numbering in the hundreds, do not include it." ("[http://www.tektonics.org/af/comma.php The Comma of 1 John 5:7].")</ref> | | Many readers criticized the first two editions of TR because they lacked the [[Johannine Comma]] found in Latin manuscripts that circulated at the time.<ref>"the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one." ({{bibleverse|1|John|5:7–8|NKJV}}).</ref> Out of hundreds of Greek manuscripts, this trinitarian passage is found in only four, none of them earlier than the 14th century.<ref>"It is found in only four Greek manuscripts, none earlier than the 14th century. 4 other Greek mss. offer it as a margin note. The remaining Greek mss., numbering in the hundreds, do not include it." ("[http://www.tektonics.org/af/comma.php The Comma of 1 John 5:7].")</ref> |
| − | Erasmus added the Johannine Comma to the third edition (1522), citing Codex 61. This was a recently produced manuscript, possibly produced in response to TR. Although Erasmus was skeptical of this manuscript, he thought it wiser to reverse himself. This edition is the basis of Tyndale's ''Geneva Bible'', which is in turn the basis of KJV.<ref>Moynahan, Brian, (2011) ''Book of Fire: William Tyndale, Thomas Moore, and the Bloody Birth of the English Bible'', "Tyndale’s primary source was Erasmus’s Greek New Testament, already in its third edition by 1524."</ref> | + | Erasmus added the Johannine Comma to the third edition (1522), citing Codex 61. This was a recently produced manuscript, possibly produced in response to TR. Although Erasmus was skeptical of this manuscript, he thought it wiser to reverse himself. This edition is the basis of William Tyndale's ''Geneva Bible'', which is in turn the basis of KJV.<ref>Moynahan, Brian, (2011) ''Book of Fire: William Tyndale, Thomas Moore, and the Bloody Birth of the English Bible'', "Tyndale’s primary source was Erasmus’s Greek New Testament, already in its third edition by 1524."</ref> |
| | For the 1527 edition, Erasmus made extensive revisions based on the ''Complutensian Polyglot'', a text edited by Jiménez de Cisneros and based on manuscripts kept at the Vatican library. A final edition was published in 1535. | | For the 1527 edition, Erasmus made extensive revisions based on the ''Complutensian Polyglot'', a text edited by Jiménez de Cisneros and based on manuscripts kept at the Vatican library. A final edition was published in 1535. |