TheTraditionof the TR

Since the publication of the first printed edition by Erasmus in 1516, the Textus Receptus (TR) formed the undisputed basis for almost all Protestant Bible translations in Europe. This tradition is marked by a deep respect for the 'received' Greek text.

Netherlands

Liesvelt Bible (1526)

The first complete printed Dutch Bible, largely based on Luther's translation (TR).

Statenvertaling (1637)

Directly translated from the TR and the Hebrew Masoretic text by order of the States General. The foundation of the Dutch TR tradition.

Revised Statenvertaling (2010)

A contemporary adaptation that strictly maintains the TR basis.

Snyder translation / Bijbel in Gewone Taal (TR variants)

Various smaller revisions and translations that continue to take the TR as their starting point within the Reformed community.

Germany

Luther Bible (1522/1534)

Martin Luther used Erasmus's second edition for his monumental German translation.

England

Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

William Tyndale was the first to translate the New Testament into English directly from the Greek (Erasmus TR).

King James Version (1611)

The 'Authorized Version'. The most widely distributed Bible translation based on the TR worldwide.

New King James Version (1982)

A modern revision of the KJV that retains the Textus Receptus as the basis for the New Testament.

France

Olivétan Bible (1535)

The first French Protestant translation from the original languages (TR), the basis for the later Geneva Bible.

Ostervald Bible (1744)

The revision that kept the French TR tradition alive into the nineteenth century.

Spain

Reina-Valera (1569/1602)

The 'Golden Bible' of the Spanish-speaking world, based on the Textus Receptus.

Italy

Diodati Bible (1607)

The classic Italian Protestant translation by Giovanni Diodati, based on the TR.

Portugal

Almeida translation (1681)

The first Portuguese translation from the TR tradition, by João Ferreira de Almeida.

Sweden

Gustav Vasa Bible (1541)

The foundational Swedish Bible translation, based on the TR text tradition.

Denmark

Christian III Bible (1550)

The standard Danish translation from the Reformation period, oriented on the TR.

Poland

Brest Bible (1563)

The most important Polish Protestant translation from the TR tradition.

Czechia

Kralice Bible (1579-1593)

The classic Czech translation by the Bohemian Brethren, resting on the TR.

Hungary

Károli Bible (1590)

The first complete Hungarian Protestant translation, based on the TR.

Russia

Elizabeth Bible (1751) & Russian Synodal Translation (1876)

Translations closely aligned with the Byzantine text family and the TR.