A Latin edition is known to have existed, but only fragmented chapters remain.

It went through 42 Latin editions and was widely translated up to the 18th century.

Calvin wrote five major Latin editions in his lifetime (1536, 1539, 1543, 1550, and 1559).

Most other early Latin editions are reprints of that edition.

The author stated that he still intended to publish a Latin edition, but it never appeared.

A Dutch translation appeared in 1684, and the first Latin edition in 1701.

In the last 30 years of the 15th century it passed through 15 Latin editions.

A Latin edition is assigned to about 1469; and a dated one was published at Lyon in 1473.

Many other Latin editions were printed before the end of the century.

In 2012, the first Latin American edition of .