Textus Receptus Bibles
English Majority Text Version 2009
New Testament
| 1:1 | Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, according to the promise of life which [is] in Christ Jesus, |
| 1:2 | To Timothy, [my ]beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. |
| 1:3 | I give thanks to God, whom I serve with a pure conscience, as my forefathers did, how unceasingly I have remembrance of you in my prayers night and day, |
| 1:4 | longing to see you, having recalled your tears, that I may be filled with joy, |
| 1:5 | taking recollection of the genuine faith [that is] in you, which dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice, and I am persuaded is in you also. |
| 1:6 | For which cause I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands. |
| 1:7 | For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. |
| 1:8 | Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me His prisoner, but endure hardship with the gospel according to the power of God, |
| 1:9 | who having saved us, and having called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time [itself], |
| 1:10 | but has now been revealed through the appearance of our Savior Jesus Christ, having abolished death on the one hand, [and] having brought to life immortality through the gospel on the other, |
| 1:11 | to which I was appointed a herald and apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles. |
| 1:12 | For which cause I also suffer these things; but I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed, and I have been persuaded that He is able to guard that which I have committed to Him until that Day. |
| 1:13 | Hold to the pattern of sound words which you have heard from me, in faith and love which are in Christ Jesus. |
| 1:14 | That good thing which was committed to you, guard by the Holy Spirit who dwells in us. |
| 1:15 | This you know, that all those in Asia have turned away from me, of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes. |
| 1:16 | May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me, and he was not ashamed of my chain; |
| 1:17 | but when he arrived in Rome, he more diligently sought me out and found [me]. |
| 1:18 | May the Lord grant to him to find mercy from the Lord in that Day-and you very well know how many ways he served in Ephesus. |
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