Textus Receptus Bibles
English Majority Text Version 2009
New Testament
| 1:1 | THE ELDER, To the elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth, and not only I, but also all those who have come to know the truth, |
| 1:2 | on account of the truth which abides in us and will be with us forever: |
| 1:3 | Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us from God [the] Father and from [the] Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love. |
| 1:4 | I rejoiced greatly that I have found some of your children walking in truth, just as we received commandment from the Father. |
| 1:5 | And now I ask you, lady, not as writing a new commandment to you, but one which we have had from the beginning: that we love one another. |
| 1:6 | This is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the commandment, that as you have heard from the beginning, that you should walk in it. |
| 1:7 | Because many deceivers have gone out into the world who do not confess Jesus Christ as coming in [the] flesh. This is the deceiver and the antichrist. |
| 1:8 | Look to yourselves, lest we should lose those things for which we worked, but that we should receive a full reward. |
| 1:9 | Everyone who transgresses and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ does not have God. He who abides in the doctrine of Christ, this [one] has both the Father and the Son. |
| 1:10 | If anyone comes to you and does not bring this doctrine, do not receive him into your house, and do not greet him; |
| 1:11 | for he who greets him shares in his evil works. |
| 1:12 | Although I had many things to write to you, I did not wish to do so with paper and ink; but I hope to come to you and speak face to face, in order that our joy may be fulfilled. |
| 1:13 | The children of your elect sister greet you. Amen. |
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