Textus Receptus Bibles
English Majority Text Version 2009
New Testament
| 10:1 | Brothers, the good pleasure of my heart and my supplication to God on behalf of Israel, is for [their] salvation. |
| 10:2 | For I testify concerning them, that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. |
| 10:3 | For they, being ignorant of the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God. |
| 10:4 | For Christ is the end of [the] law for righteousness to everyone that believes. |
| 10:5 | For Moses writes about the righteousness which [is] of the law, "That the man who does those things shall live by them." |
| 10:6 | But the righteousness of faith says, "Do not say in your heart, 'Who shall ascend into heaven?' "(that is, to bring Christ down) |
| 10:7 | or, "'Who shall descend into the abyss?' "(that is, to bring up Christ from the dead). |
| 10:8 | But what does it say? "The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart"(that is, the word of faith which we proclaim): |
| 10:9 | that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and you believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved. |
| 10:10 | For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. |
| 10:11 | For the Scripture says, "Whoever believes on Him shall not be put to shame." |
| 10:12 | For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord of all is rich to all who call on Him. |
| 10:13 | For "whosoever shall call upon the name of the LORD shall be saved." |
| 10:14 | How then shall they call on Him in[ ]whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear apart from a preacher? |
| 10:15 | And how shall they preach unless they are sent? Just as it is written: "How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, of those preaching the gospel of good things!" |
| 10:16 | But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, "Lord, who has believed our report?" |
| 10:17 | So then faith [comes] by hearing, and hearing by [the] word of God. |
| 10:18 | But I say, have they not heard? Yes, indeed [they have]: "Their voice went out to all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world." |
| 10:19 | But I say, did Israel not know? First Moses says: "I will provoke you to jealousy by [those who are] not a nation, by a foolish nation I will anger you." |
| 10:20 | But Isaiah is very bold and says: "I was found by those who did not seek Me; I was made manifest to those who did not ask for Me." |
| 10:21 | But to Israel he says: "the whole day long I have stretched out My hands to a disobedient and obstinate people." |
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