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[[File:Textus Receptus by Erasmus.jpeg|thumb|The last page of the 1516 edition of Textus Receptus by Erasmus. A Latin translation by Erasmus is on the right.]]'''Textus Receptus''', or "Received Text," was a [[Greek]] text of the [[New Testament]] that was used by translators of the [[Reformation]] era. The earliest edition was published by [[Erasmus]] in 1516 in Basel. It was based on manuscripts available locally. Erasmus made numerous corrections in succeeding editions. For the fourth edition, he consulted the ''Complutensian Polyglot Bible,'' which is based on manuscripts kept at the Vatican Library in Rome. Erasmus published a fifth and final edition in 1536.

[[File:Textus Receptus by Erasmus.jpeg|thumb|The last page of the 1516 edition of Textus Receptus by Erasmus. A Latin translation by Erasmus is on the right.]]'''Textus Receptus''', or "Received Text," was a [[Greek]] text of the [[New Testament]] that was used by translators of the [[Reformation]] era. The earliest edition was published by [[Erasmus]] in 1516 in [[Basel]]. It was based on manuscripts available locally. Erasmus made numerous corrections in succeeding editions. For the fourth edition, he consulted the ''Complutensian Polyglot Bible,'' which is based on manuscripts kept at the Vatican Library in Rome. Erasmus published a fifth and final edition in 1536.

The classic edition of TR is the ''Editio Regia'' of 1550 by Robert Stephanus. The Greek is based on the later editions by Erasmus. Stephanus added footnotes with alternative readings from other manuscripts. The [[King James Version]] is based on a 1598 edition by [[Theodore Beza]]. Beza reprinted the Greek text and footnotes from ''Editio Regia'' and added a Latin translation of his own.<ref>"[https://deeperstudy.blogspot.com/2007/10/steve-i-have-been-trying-to-find-which.html Beza's 1598]"</ref>

The classic edition of TR is the ''Editio Regia'' of 1550 by Robert Stephanus. The Greek is based on the later editions by Erasmus. Stephanus added footnotes with alternative readings from other manuscripts. The [[King James Version]] is based on a 1598 edition by [[Theodore Beza]]. Beza reprinted the Greek text and footnotes from ''Editio Regia'' and added a Latin translation of his own.<ref>"[https://deeperstudy.blogspot.com/2007/10/steve-i-have-been-trying-to-find-which.html Beza's 1598]"</ref>