Textus Receptus Bibles
English Majority Text Version 2009
New Testament
| 1:1 | Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints who are at Ephesus, and faithful in Christ Jesus: |
| 1:2 | Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. |
| 1:3 | Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenlies in Christ, |
| 1:4 | just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before Him in love, |
| 1:5 | having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, |
| 1:6 | to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He bestowed favor upon us in the Beloved. |
| 1:7 | In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace |
| 1:8 | which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and insight, |
| 1:9 | having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself, |
| 1:10 | for an administration of the fullness of the times, [He might ]bring together all things in Christ, those in heaven and those on the earth-in Him. |
| 1:11 | In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will, |
| 1:12 | so that we should be to the praise of His glory, we who first trusted in Christ; |
| 1:13 | in whom also you, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, |
| 1:14 | who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the possession, to the praise of His glory. |
| 1:15 | Because of this I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, |
| 1:16 | do not cease to give thanks concerning you, making mention of you in my prayers: |
| 1:17 | that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, |
| 1:18 | the eyes of your heart having been enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, |
| 1:19 | and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power |
| 1:20 | which He worked in Christ, having raised Him from the dead, and seated [Him] at His right hand in the heavenlies, |
| 1:21 | above every ruler and authority and power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the coming [age]. |
| 1:22 | And He subjected all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church, |
| 1:23 | which is His body, the fullness of Him filling all things in all. |
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