Chapter and verse numbers are later reference aids, not part of the inspired originals, and Stephanus introduced standard New Testament verse numbering in 1551.
Chapters and Verses—Who Put Them in the Bible?
Robert Estienne (Robert Stephanus): How Did This Printer Leave His Mark?
Robert Estienne was a 16th-century printer and classical scholar in Paris. His 1550 version of Erasmus' Greek Text became known as the Textus Receptus, the standard text for many generations.
