Textus Receptus Bibles
English Majority Text Version 2009
New Testament
| 4:1 | Therefore let us fear, lest while the promise remains to enter into His rest, any one of you seems to have fallen short. |
| 4:2 | For indeed we have had the gospel preached [to us] just as those also; but the word which they heard did not profit those, not having been mixed with faith in those having heard it. |
| 4:3 | For we who have believed enter that rest, as He has said: "So I swore in My wrath, they shall not enter My rest,"although His works were finished from the foundation of the world. |
| 4:4 | For He has said somewhere concerning the seventh day thus, "And God rested on the seventh day from all His works;" |
| 4:5 | and again in this place: "They shall not enter My rest." |
| 4:6 | Therefore since it remains [for] some to enter into it, and those formerly having the gospel preached [to them] did not enter on account of disobedience, |
| 4:7 | again He appoints a certain day, saying in David, "Today,"after such a time, just as it has been said: "Today, if you will hear His voice, do not harden your hearts." |
| 4:8 | For if Joshua had given them rest, then He would not have spoken afterward of another day. |
| 4:9 | Then there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God. |
| 4:10 | For he who has entered into His rest also rested himself from his works, as God [did] from His own. |
| 4:11 | Therefore let us be diligent to enter into that rest, lest anyone falls in the same example of disobedience. |
| 4:12 | For the word of God is living and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intentions of the heart. |
| 4:13 | And there is no creature hidden before Him, but all things are naked and open to His eyes, to whom we must give an account. |
| 4:14 | Therefore having a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast the confession. |
| 4:15 | For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but having been tempted in all [respects] in quite the same way as [we are], yet without sin. |
| 4:16 | Therefore let us come boldly to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. |
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