Textus Receptus Bibles
English Majority Text Version 2009
New Testament
| 9:1 | Now concerning the ministering to the saints, it is unnecessary for me to write to you; |
| 9:2 | for I know your readiness, about which I boast concerning you to the Macedonians, that Achaia has been prepared since last year, and your zeal has provoked the majority. |
| 9:3 | And I have sent the brothers, lest our boasting about you lose its justification in this matter, that just as I said, you may be prepared, |
| 9:4 | lest perhaps if [some] Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we (not to mention you!) should be ashamed of this confident boasting. |
| 9:5 | Therefore I thought it necessary to urge the brothers, that they should go before [me] to you, and should arrange in advance your generous gift, which you had previously promised, [that] this would be ready, thus as a blessing and not as grudgingly given. |
| 9:6 | But this I say: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. |
| 9:7 | Let each [one give] just as he decides in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver. |
| 9:8 | And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that in everything always having all sufficiency, you may abound for every good work, |
| 9:9 | just as it is written: "He has dispersed, He has given to the poor; His righteousness endures forever." |
| 9:10 | Now may He who supplies seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply the seed you have sown and increase the fruits of your righteousness; |
| 9:11 | in everything being made rich to all generosity, which produces thanksgiving through us to God. |
| 9:12 | Because the ministry of this service not only is supplying the needs of the saints, but also is abounding through many thanksgivings to God, |
| 9:13 | while through the approved character of this ministry, they glorify God for the obedience of your confession to the gospel of Christ, and [for the] generosity of your sharing toward them and toward all, |
| 9:14 | and by their prayer for you, who long for you because of the surpassing grace of God in you. |
| 9:15 | Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift! |
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