The Nestle 1904 was chosen, as we believe it is the most accurate critical text currently in the public domain. In choosing a base text for the Berean Greek Bible, it was important to start with a source that we can share and make available for free digital use. Significant variants are documented and footnoted. In producing the translation, weight was given to the more reliable / earlier manuscripts and more recent critical texts. The Greek source is documented for all renderings, with the following major sources being considered: Nestle, SBL, and Nestle Aland 28th Edition, Textus Receptus, Byzantine, Greek Orthodox, Tischendorf, Westcott and Hort, as well as a variety of manuscripts on which these critical texts are based. The Berean Greek New Testament has been developed to reflect the best and earliest manuscripts, complete with modern paragraph and poetry formatting, red letter text, and footnoting for significant textual variants.