Textus Receptus Bibles
English Majority Text Version 2009
New Testament
| 14:1 | Receive one that is weak in the faith, not for disputes over opinions. |
| 14:2 | One indeed believes that he may eat all things, but another,[ ]being weak, eats [only ]vegetables. |
| 14:3 | Let not him who eats despise him who does not eat, and let not him who does not eat judge him who eats; for God [has] received him. |
| 14:4 | Who are you to judge another's servant? To his own master he stands or he falls. And he shall be made to stand, for God is able to make him stand. |
| 14:5 | One indeed judges one day above another; but another judges every day [the same]. Let each be fully assured in his own mind. |
| 14:6 | He that regards the day, regards it to the Lord; and he that does not regard the day, to the Lord he does not regard it. And he that eats, eats to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he that does not eat, to the Lord he does not eat, and he gives thanks to God. |
| 14:7 | For none of us lives to himself, and no one dies to himself. |
| 14:8 | For whether we live, we live to the Lord; and whether we die, we die to the Lord. Therefore, whether we live, or whether we die, we are the Lord's. |
| 14:9 | For to this end Christ died and rose and lived [again], so that He might be Lord of both [the] dead and [the] living. |
| 14:10 | But why do you judge your brother? Or why do you despise your brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. |
| 14:11 | For it is written: "As I live, says the LORD, every knee shall bow to Me, and every tongue shall confess to God." |
| 14:12 | So then each of us shall give account concerning himself to God. |
| 14:13 | Therefore let us no longer judge one another, but judge this rather, not to put a stumbling block or an offense before our brother. |
| 14:14 | I know and am convinced in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean of itself; except to him considering anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean. |
| 14:15 | But if your brother is grieved on account of your food, you are no longer walking according to love. Do not destroy with your food the one on behalf of whom Christ died. |
| 14:16 | Therefore do not let your good be slandered. |
| 14:17 | For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. |
| 14:18 | For he that serves Christ in these things is well pleasing to God and approved by men. |
| 14:19 | Therefore let us pursue the things [which make] for peace and the things by which one may edify another. |
| 14:20 | Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All things indeed are clean, but [are] evil for the man eating with offense. |
| 14:21 | It is good neither to eat meat nor drink wine nor [to do anything] by which your brother stumbles or is offended or becomes weak. |
| 14:22 | Do you have faith? By yourself, have it before God. Blessed is he that does not condemn himself in what he approves. |
| 14:23 | But he who doubts, if he eats, has been condemned, because [it is ]not of faith; and everything which [is] not of faith is sin. |
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