Textus Receptus Bibles
English Majority Text Version 2009
New Testament
| 5:1 | Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, |
| 5:2 | through whom we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. |
| 5:3 | And not only that, but we also rejoice in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces endurance; |
| 5:4 | and endurance, character; and character, hope. |
| 5:5 | And hope does not put to shame, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us. |
| 5:6 | For while we were still weak, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. |
| 5:7 | For scarcely on behalf of a righteous [man] will anyone die; yet perhaps for a good man someone might even dare to die. |
| 5:8 | But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. |
| 5:9 | Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. |
| 5:10 | For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life. |
| 5:11 | And not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom now we received the reconciliation. |
| 5:12 | Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death passed to all men, because all sinned- |
| 5:13 | (For until the law sin was in the world, but sin is not imputed when there is no law. |
| 5:14 | Yet death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those who did not sin according to the likeness of the transgression of Adam, who is a type of Him who was to come. |
| 5:15 | But the free gift is not like the transgression. For if by the transgression of the one man many died, much more the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, abounded to the many. |
| 5:16 | And the gift is not as by one having sinned. For the judgment [which came] from one [transgression resulted] in condemnation, but the free gift from many offenses [brought ] justification. |
| 5:17 | For if by the transgression of the one man death reigned through the one [man], much more those receiving the abundance of the grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ). |
| 5:18 | So then, as through one [man's] transgression [judgment came] to all men, resulting in condemnation, even so through one [Man's] righteous act the free gift came to all men, resulting in justification of life. |
| 5:19 | For through the disobedience of the one man the many were constituted sinners, so also through the obedience of the One many shall be constituted righteous. |
| 5:20 | But [the] law came in alongside, so that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace superabounded, |
| 5:21 | so that just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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