Textus Receptus Bibles
English Majority Text Version 2009
New Testament
| 2:1 | My little children, these things I write to you, that you may not sin. And if someone should sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. |
| 2:2 | And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not only concerning ours, but also concerning [those] of the whole world. |
| 2:3 | Now by this we know that we have come to know Him, if we keep His commandments. |
| 2:4 | He who says, "I have come to know Him,"and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. |
| 2:5 | But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him. |
| 2:6 | He who claims to abide in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked. |
| 2:7 | Brothers, I am not writing a new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you have had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which you heard from the beginning. |
| 2:8 | Again, a new commandment I am writing to you, which [thing] is true in Him and in you, because the darkness is passing away, and the true light already shines. |
| 2:9 | He who says that he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in darkness until now. |
| 2:10 | He who loves his brother abides in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in him. |
| 2:11 | But he who hates his brother is in darkness and walks in darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes. |
| 2:12 | I am writing to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven you on account of His name. |
| 2:13 | I am writing to you, fathers, because you have come to know Him[ who is] from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil [one]. I am writing to you, little children, because you have come to know the Father. |
| 2:14 | I wrote to you, fathers, because you have come to know Him[ who is] from the beginning. I wrote to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil [one]. |
| 2:15 | Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. |
| 2:16 | Because everything that is in the world-the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life-is not from the Father but is from the world. |
| 2:17 | And the world is passing away, and its lust; but he who does the will of God abides forever. |
| 2:18 | Little children, it is the last hour; and just as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have appeared; from this we know that it is the last hour. |
| 2:19 | They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us; but [they went out] in order that they might be made manifest, that none of them were of us. |
| 2:20 | But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things. |
| 2:21 | I did not write to you because you do not know the truth, but because you know it, and because no lie is of the truth. |
| 2:22 | Who is a liar but the [one] who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, the [one] who denies the Father and the Son. |
| 2:23 | Everyone who denies the Son does not have the Father either. |
| 2:24 | Therefore let that which you heard from the beginning abide in you. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, you also will abide in the Son and in the Father. |
| 2:25 | And this is the promise which He Himself promised to you-eternal life. |
| 2:26 | These things I wrote to you concerning those who deceive you. |
| 2:27 | And [as for] you, the anointing which you have received from Him abides in you, and you have no need that anyone teach you; but as the same anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you will abide in Him. |
| 2:28 | And now, little children, abide in Him, in order that when He appears, we may have confidence and not be ashamed due to Him at His coming. |
| 2:29 | If you know that He is righteous, you know that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of Him. |
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