Textus Receptus Bibles
English Majority Text Version 2009
New Testament
| 2:1 | Therefore having put away all malice, all guile, hypocrisy, envy, and all slanders, |
| 2:2 | as newborn babes, desire the genuine milk of the word, that by it you may grow, |
| 2:3 | if indeed you tasted that the Lord is good. |
| 2:4 | Coming to Him as to a living stone, having been rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious, |
| 2:5 | you also, as living stones, are being built [into] a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. |
| 2:6 | For it is also contained in the Scripture, "Behold, I place in Zion a chief cornerstone, chosen, precious, and he who believes on Him shall by no means be put to shame." |
| 2:7 | Therefore, to you who believe, [He] is precious; but to those who are disobedient, "The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone," |
| 2:8 | and "a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense."They stumble, being disobedient to the word, to which they also were appointed. |
| 2:9 | But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's [own] possession, that you may proclaim the excellent virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; |
| 2:10 | who formerly [were] not a people but now [are the] people of God, who had not received mercy, but now have received mercy. |
| 2:11 | Beloved, I implore you as sojourners and pilgrims, to abstain from the lusts of the flesh which war against the soul; |
| 2:12 | having your manner of life noble among the Gentiles, so that, whenever they speak against you as evildoers, when they observe the good works, they may glorify God in the day of visitation. |
| 2:13 | Therefore subject yourselves to every human institution on account of the Lord: whether to the king as [to one] having authority, |
| 2:14 | or to governors, as to those being sent for the punishment of evildoers and for the praise [of those] doing good. |
| 2:15 | For this is the will of God, that by doing good you may silence the ignorance of foolish men- |
| 2:16 | as free, yet not using freedom as a cover for wickedness, but as bondservants of God. |
| 2:17 | Honor all [people]. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king. |
| 2:18 | Servants, subject yourselves to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the crooked. |
| 2:19 | For this is admirable, if because of conscience toward God someone endures pain, suffering unjustly. |
| 2:20 | For what glory [is it,] if when you sin and are beaten, you endure? But if when you do good and suffer [for it,] you endure, this is admirable before God. |
| 2:21 | For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving behind an example for you, that you should follow in His footsteps, |
| 2:22 | "Who committed no sin, nor was deceit found in His mouth"; |
| 2:23 | who, being verbally abused, did not return verbal insults, when [He] suffered, [He] did not threaten, but committed [Himself] to Him who judges righteously; |
| 2:24 | who Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, in order that having died to sins, we might live unto righteousness-by whose stripes you were healed. |
| 2:25 | For you were like sheep going astray, but you have turned back now to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls. |
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