Textus Receptus Bibles
English Majority Text Version 2009
New Testament
| 9:1 | Then the fifth angel sounded [his] trumpet, and I saw a star having fallen out of heaven, to the earth. And the key of the shaft of the bottomless pit was given to him. |
| 9:2 | And he opened the shaft of the bottomless pit, and smoke arose out of the pit like the smoke of a burning furnace. And the sun was darkened, and the air, from the smoke of the shaft. |
| 9:3 | Then out of the smoke came forth locusts to the earth. And power was given to them, as scorpions of the earth have power. |
| 9:4 | They were told not to harm the grass of the earth, nor any plant, nor any tree, but [only] those men who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads. |
| 9:5 | And they were not given authority to kill them, but that they should torment them for five months. And their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it strikes a man. |
| 9:6 | And in those days men shall seek death, and shall by no means find it; they shall be longing to die, yet death shall elude them. |
| 9:7 | And the appearances of the locusts [was] similar to horses having been prepared for battle, and on their heads [were] like crowns of gold, and their faces [were] like the faces of men. |
| 9:8 | They had hair like women's hair, and their teeth were like the teeth of lions. |
| 9:9 | And they had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings [was] as the sound of chariots with many horses rushing into battle. |
| 9:10 | And they had tails like scorpions, and stings. And in their tails they have power to harm men five months, |
| 9:11 | having as a king over them the angel of the bottomless pit; whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon, but in Greek he has the name Apollyon. |
| 9:12 | One woe is past. Behold, yet two woes are coming after these things. |
| 9:13 | Then the sixth angel sounded [his] trumpet, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God, |
| 9:14 | saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, "Release the four angels having been bound at the great river Euphrates." |
| 9:15 | So the four angels were released, who had been prepared for the hour and day and month and year, so that they might kill a third of mankind. |
| 9:16 | Now the number of the troops of the horsemen was a hundred million; I heard the number of them. |
| 9:17 | And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and those who rode on them, having breastplates of fire, hyacinth, and brimstone; and the heads of the horses [were] like the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire, and smoke, and brimstone. |
| 9:18 | By these three plagues a third of mankind was killed-from the fire and the smoke and the brimstone proceeding out of their mouths. |
| 9:19 | For the power of the horses is in their mouth and in their tails; for their tails are like serpents, having heads; and with them they do harm. |
| 9:20 | But the rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent from the works of their hands, that they should not worship demons, and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and of wood, which neither are able to see nor to hear nor to walk. |
| 9:21 | And they did not repent of their murders, nor of their drugs, nor of their fornication or their thefts. |
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