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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]] created by [[Erasmus]]. The earliest edition was published in 1516 in [[Basel]]. It was was used by translators of the [[Reformation]] era, including [[Martin Luther]], [[William Tyndale]], and the translators of the [[King James Version]].

[[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]] created by [[Erasmus]]. The earliest edition was published in 1516 in [[Basel]]. It was used by translators of the [[Reformation]] era, including [[Martin Luther]], [[William Tyndale]], and the translators of the [[King James Version]].

The first edition was put together hurriedly based on manuscripts available locally in Basel. Erasmus made numerous corrections for the second and third editions. These were the most influential editions. For the fourth edition, changes were made after consulting the ''Complutensian Polyglot Bible.'' This text was published in Spain and is based on manuscripts kept at the Vatican Library in Rome. Erasmus published a fifth and final edition in 1536.

The first edition was put together hurriedly based on manuscripts available locally in Basel. Erasmus made numerous corrections for the second and third editions. These were the most influential editions, the ones used by Luther and Tyndale. For the fourth edition, changes were made after consulting the ''Complutensian Polyglot Bible.'' This text was published by Cardinal Ximenes in Spain in 1520. It 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'' (royal edition) 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 name="Greek">"[https://deeperstudy.blogspot.com/2007/10/steve-i-have-been-trying-to-find-which.html Greek Text Behind the King James (Authorised Version)]"</ref>

The classic edition of TR is the ''Editio Regia'' (royal edition) 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 name="Greek">"[https://deeperstudy.blogspot.com/2007/10/steve-i-have-been-trying-to-find-which.html Greek Text Behind the King James (Authorised Version)]"</ref>