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These include the 1550 third edition of Robert Estienne (also known as Robertus Stephanus), whose 1551 fourth edition was the first to include verse divisions. Later editions of the Greek New Testament basically echoed Erasmus’ text. Subsequent editions, including the influential 1522 third edition, included only slight revisions. Erasmus’ 1516 printed text reflected the Greek text as found in 12th-century manuscripts. He had only a very small number of handwritten Greek New Testament manuscripts available as the basis for his printed text, and the ones he used the most were from the 12th century (the oldest manuscript, which he used the least, was from the 10th century). The very first Greek text to be printed and published was edited by the famous Christian humanist scholar Erasmus in 1516. Because of this, the KJV includes verses that more recent translations do not. The KJV’s translators used a printed Greek text that included about 16 verses not included in more recent printed editions of the Greek text. Translators of the KJV and of more modern editions did not use the same printed Greek text. For example, the KJV includes Matt 18:11, but in the NRSV the verse numbers jump from Matt 18:10 to Matt 18:12-there is no Matt 18:11. Some translations, such as the King James Version (KJV), include verses not found in other translations, such as the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV).
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Perceptive readers who compare English translations of the Bible may notice something strange.