Which English Bibles stylistically present quotations in a different font? What's the origin of this practice?
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It's common to see Jesus's words in red in a lot of bibles. However, I have been appreciating the [Christian Standard Bible](https://csbible.com/) team judiciously **bold**-ing OT references that are clear enough when the authors intended the phrase as an OT quotation, such as in [1 Cor 15:42-46](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%2015%3A42-46&version=CSB) :
> 42 So it is with the resurrection of the dead: Sown in corruption, raised in incorruption; 43 sown in dishonor, raised in glory; sown in weakness, raised in power; 44 sown a natural body, raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body. 45 So it is written, **The first man Adam became a living being**;[a] the last Adam became a life-giving spirit. 46 However, the spiritual is not first, but the natural, then the spiritual.
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> a. 15:45 Gn 2:7
making it easier for us to recognize how 1 Cor 5:45 refers to Gen 2:7, even though other translations have the footnote as well.
See more examples from the entire [chapter 15](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%2015&version=CSB) . Especially interesting is [Acts 2:17-21](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts%202%3A14-24&version=CSB) where there is a mixture of bolded words and regular words. Is it possible this is to show how Luke added words to the OT verses, which is helpful to get more insights in how NT authors used OT? Example (v. 17, line breaks ignored):
> **And it will be** in the last days, says God, that **I will pour out my Spirit on all people; then your sons and your daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams.**
My question: **Which English Bibles have this "feature"?** What's the origin of this practice, which maybe in a non-English Bible translation?
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