| | 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 [[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> | + | 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 influenced the 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. |