Textus Receptus Bibles
English Majority Text Version 2009
New Testament
| 4:1 | Let a man so consider us, as ministers of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. |
| 4:2 | Now furthermore what is required among the stewards, is that one be found faithful. |
| 4:3 | But to me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you, or by a human court. Indeed, I do not even judge myself. |
| 4:4 | For I am conscious of nothing, but I have not been justified by this; but He who judges me is the Lord. |
| 4:5 | So then judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who also will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make clear the purposes of the hearts. Then each one's praise shall come from God. |
| 4:6 | Now these things, brothers, I have figuratively applied to myself and Apollos for your sakes, in order that you may learn in us not to think beyond what is written, that none of you may be puffed up on behalf of one against the other. |
| 4:7 | For who makes you differ from another? And what do you have that you did not receive? And if you did indeed receive [what you have], why do you boast as though you did not receive it? |
| 4:8 | You are already full! You are already rich! You have reigned [as kings] without us; and I wish [that] indeed you did reign, in order that we also might reign with you! |
| 4:9 | For I think that God has displayed us, the apostles, last, as men appointed to death; for we became a spectacle to the world, both to angels and to men. |
| 4:10 | We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are distinguished, but we are despised! |
| 4:11 | Even unto this present hour we both hunger and thirst, and we are naked, and beaten, and homeless. |
| 4:12 | And we labor, working with our own hands. Being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure; |
| 4:13 | being defamed, we encourage; we have become as the sweepings of the world, the offscouring of all things until now. |
| 4:14 | I do not write these things to shame you, but as my beloved children I admonish [you]. |
| 4:15 | For though you might have ten thousand tutors in Christ, yet [you do] not have many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel. |
| 4:16 | Therefore I exhort you, be imitators of me. |
| 4:17 | Because of this I sent Timothy to you, who is my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, who will remind you of my ways in Christ, as I teach everywhere in every church. |
| 4:18 | Now some have become arrogant, as though I were not coming to you. |
| 4:19 | But I will come to you quickly, if the Lord wills, and I will know, not the word of those who are arrogant, but the power. |
| 4:20 | For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power. |
| 4:21 | What do you desire? Shall I come to you with a rod, or in love, and a spirit of gentleness? |
English Majority Text Version
PREFACE
Welcome to the third edition of The English Majority Text Version (EMTV) of the Holy Bible. This latest edition has Greek explanatory notes throughout the Bible, to aid the reader in understanding the meanings in some select places of the original Koine Greek. Also, the third edition finds itself closer to the Robinson/Pierpoint printed edition of the Byzantine majority text, rather than the Hodges/Farstad text, which the EMTV was translated from. You will notice these differences in John 7:53-8:11, as well as the entire book of Revelation.
The English Majority Text Version draws from the work of both Dr.’s Hodges and Farstad, and their text, “The Greek New Testament According to the Majority Text,” as well as from Dr. Wilbur Pickering, ThM. PhD., and the EMTV has incorporated his hard work in the field of producing evidence of just what does constitute a majority reading, and, as a result of his work, and the work of others, John 7:53-8:11, and the book of Revelation reflect these variant readings. This is one of the great things about having a Bible that is translated from the majority of the trustworthy Byzantine manuscripts that are in existence—the much greater probability of accuracy.
On the other side of the fence, most modern Bibles are translated from a few scant manuscripts (literally), and more often than not they do not even agree with each other. Not so with a Bible that is translated out of the majority! The experts in linguistics who have put these readings together, and diligently compared the manuscripts, had hundreds and hundreds of manuscripts to compare. It is my prayer that this work will bring honor to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and to our God and Father; because all of this, all that we do, we do to know Him better, and to better understand His word, which He has given to mankind. “Every word of God is pure; He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him. Do not add to His words, Lest He rebuke you, and you be found a liar. (Prove 30:5,6). Peace of Christ to you all. In His service, Paul W Esposito Stauros Ministries