Textus Receptus Bibles
King James Bible 2016
New Testament
| 1:1 | Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon our beloved friend, and fellow laborer, |
| 1:2 | to our beloved Apphia, Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church in your house: |
| 1:3 | Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. |
| 1:4 | I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers, |
| 1:5 | hearing of your love and faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints, |
| 1:6 | that the sharing of your faith may become effectual by acknowledging every good thing that is in you in Christ Jesus. |
| 1:7 | Because, we have great joy and consolation in your love, because, the hearts of the saints have been refreshed by you, brother. |
| 1:8 | Therefore, although I could be very bold in Christ to command you that which is appropriate, |
| 1:9 | yet for love's sake I rather make request of you, being such a one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ: |
| 1:10 | I make request of you for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten while in my chains, |
| 1:11 | who was formerly unprofitable to you, but is now profitable to you and to me. |
| 1:12 | Whom I have sent again. Therefore you receive him, that is, my own heart, |
| 1:13 | whom I would have kept with me, that in your position, he might have ministered to me in the chains of the gospel. |
| 1:14 | But I did not want to do anything without your consent, that your goodness might not be of obligation, but voluntary. |
| 1:15 | Because, perhaps he departed for a season for this reason, that you might receive him forever, |
| 1:16 | not now as a servant, but more than a servant, a beloved brother, especially to me but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord? |
| 1:17 | If then you count me as a partner, receive him as you would me. |
| 1:18 | If he has wronged you, or owes you anything, put that on my account. |
| 1:19 | I Paul have written this with my own hand, I will repay it, not to mention to you how you also owe to me even your own lives. |
| 1:20 | Yes, brother, let me have joy from you in the Lord; refresh my heart in the Lord. |
| 1:21 | Having confidence in your obedience, I wrote to you, knowing that you will also do even more than I say. |
| 1:22 | But, meanwhile, prepare for me a guest room also, because I trust that through the prayers of you all I shall be given to you all. |
| 1:23 | Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you, |
| 1:24 | also Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellow laborers. |
| 1:25 | The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen. |
King James Bible 2016
Unlike most other modern versions, this Bible's text is based upon the same Hebrew Masoretic Text, and Greek Textus Receptus, of the King James Version of 1611.
In non Textus Receptus versions, the issue of having the best underlying manuscripts, is often overshadowed by the massive amount of omissions in the text. Because the KJV 2016 is not dealing with issues of omission and addition, the focus has been upon definition, and the KJV translators choices have been used as the benchmark.
One issue not often majored upon in the bible version debate is simply the way Greek words are defined. Many times, the NKJV leans upon the definition choices of modern versions as well as defaulting to Vines and Strong's definitions, which are almost always favorable to the Revised Version. In other words, one may have a correct text to translate from, but use erroneous modern version/modern dictionary definitions which change or distort the meaning of the words. Jay Green was accused of having a good TR bible but with "Alexandrian readings".
The KJV 2016 Edition rejects such erroneous modern definitions and restores the distinctness of historical KJV readings. The NKJV also tended to gravitate toward KJV marginal notes, which are in truth, rejected readings, and also toward Geneva Bible definitions, which the KJV had already cleared up.
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