Textus Receptus Bibles
English Majority Text Version 2009
New Testament
| 3:1 | This already, beloved, [is] the second letter I write to you, in [both of] which I stir up your pure mind by a reminder, |
| 3:2 | to remember the words having been previously spoken by the holy prophets, and the commandment of your apostles of the Lord and Savior; |
| 3:3 | knowing this first: that mockers will come in the last days, walking according to their own lusts, |
| 3:4 | and saying, "Where is the promise of His coming? For since the fathers died, all things continue as from the beginning of creation." |
| 3:5 | For this they willingly forget: that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and [the] earth, consisting out of water and through water, |
| 3:6 | by which the world at that time perished, being flooded by water; |
| 3:7 | but the present heavens and earth, having been stored up by His word, are being reserved for fire until the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men. |
| 3:8 | But in this let it not escape your notice, beloved, that one day with the Lord is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. |
| 3:9 | The Lord does not delay concerning His promise, as some reckon slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. |
| 3:10 | But the day of the Lord shall come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens shall pass away with a rushing noise, and the elements, burning with heat, shall be dissolved, both the earth and the works that are in it shall be burned up. |
| 3:11 | Therefore, [seeing that] all these things shall be dissolved, what sort of [people] ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, |
| 3:12 | looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens, being set of fire, shall be dissolved, and the elements, burning with heat, shall melt? |
| 3:13 | But according to His promise, we look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells. |
| 3:14 | Therefore, beloved, looking forward to these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, without spot or blemish; |
| 3:15 | and consider that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation-just as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given to him, wrote to you, |
| 3:16 | as also in all his letters, speaking in them about these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which the unlearned and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures. |
| 3:17 | You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, be on guard, lest you also fall from your own steadfastness, being carried away by the error of the wicked; |
| 3:18 | but grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him [be] the glory both now and forever. Amen. |
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