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An early printed Greek New Testament used by several older English Bibles.
Why it matters
If two Bibles list different Greek editions, a few verses or footnotes may not match.
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Textus Receptus
Latin for “received text.” The Greek New Testament assembled by Erasmus and others in the 1500s.
Related: Byzantine Text-Type, Vulgate
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