Textus Receptus Bibles
English Majority Text Version 2009
New Testament
| 1:1 | James, a bondservant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad: Greetings. |
| 1:2 | Count it all joy, my brothers, when you fall into various trials, |
| 1:3 | knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. |
| 1:4 | But let endurance have its perfect work, that you may be mature and complete, lacking nothing. |
| 1:5 | If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it shall be given to him. |
| 1:6 | But let him ask in faith, doubting nothing, for he that doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. |
| 1:7 | For let not that man suppose that he shall receive anything from the Lord; |
| 1:8 | he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways. |
| 1:9 | Let the lowly brother rejoice in his exaltation, |
| 1:10 | but the rich [man ]in his humiliation, because as a flower of the field he will pass away. |
| 1:11 | For the sun arose with burning heat and withered the grass, and its flower fell off, and its beautiful appearance perished. So the rich man also shall fade away in his pursuits. |
| 1:12 | Blessed is the man who endures temptation; because when he is approved, he shall receive the crown of life which the Lord promised to those who love Him. |
| 1:13 | Let no one say when he is tempted, "I am tempted by God"; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone. |
| 1:14 | But each [one] is tempted by his own lusts, being drawn away and being seduced [by them]. |
| 1:15 | Then lust, when it conceives, gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death. |
| 1:16 | Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers. |
| 1:17 | Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning. |
| 1:18 | Exercising His will He begat us by the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures. |
| 1:19 | So then, my beloved brothers, let every man be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; |
| 1:20 | for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God. |
| 1:21 | Therefore laying aside all filthiness and abundance of evil, in meekness receive the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. |
| 1:22 | But become doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. |
| 1:23 | Because if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, this [one] is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; |
| 1:24 | for he observed himself and has gone away, and immediately forgot what sort of [man] he was. |
| 1:25 | But the [one] who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues [in it], and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one shall be blessed in what he does. |
| 1:26 | If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceiving his heart, the religion of this [man ]is useless. |
| 1:27 | Pure and undefiled religion before God and [the] Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world. |
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