Textus Receptus Bibles
English Majority Text Version 2009
New Testament
| 1:1 | Paul, a bondservant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to [the] faith of the elect of God and [the] full knowledge of [the] truth which is according to godliness, |
| 1:2 | in hope of eternal life which God, who cannot lie, promised before time [itself], |
| 1:3 | but has in due time manifested His word in a proclamation, [with ]which I was entrusted according to the command of God our Savior; |
| 1:4 | To Titus, [my ]own son according to [our] common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God [the] Father and [the] Lord Jesus Christ our Savior. |
| 1:5 | For this reason I left you behind in Crete, so that you should set in order the things[ ]that are lacking, and you should appoint elders in every city as I commanded you: |
| 1:6 | if a man is unimpeachable, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of dissipation or [who are ]insubordinate. |
| 1:7 | For a bishop must be unimpeachable, as God's steward, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money, |
| 1:8 | but hospitable, loving good, prudent, just, holy, temperate, |
| 1:9 | holding fast to the faithful word as he was taught, that he may be able to exhort by sound doctrine, and to convince those who oppose it. |
| 1:10 | For there are also many insubordinate, both idle talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision, |
| 1:11 | whom it is necessary to shut [their] mouths, who overturn whole households, teaching things which they ought not, for the sake of dishonest gain. |
| 1:12 | There said a certain one of them, a prophet of their own, "Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, idle gluttons." |
| 1:13 | This testimony is true; for which cause rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith, |
| 1:14 | not giving heed to Jewish myths and to commands of men turning away from the truth. |
| 1:15 | All things indeed are pure to the pure; but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but even their mind and conscience have been defiled. |
| 1:16 | They profess to know God, but in their works they deny Him, being abominable, disobedient, and disqualified for every good work. |
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