Textus Receptus Bibles
King James Bible 2016
New Testament
| 3:1 | My brethren, do not let many of you be teachers, knowing that we will receive a stricter judgment. |
| 3:2 | Because, we all offend in many things. If anyone does not offend in word, he is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body. |
| 3:3 | Behold, we put bits in horses' mouths that they may obey us, and we turn their entire body. |
| 3:4 | Look also at ships: although they are so large and are driven by fierce winds, yet they are turned about by a very small rudder wherever the pilot desires. |
| 3:5 | Even so the tongue is a little member and boasts great things. See how large an object a little fire kindles! |
| 3:6 | And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The tongue is so set among our members that it defiles the entire body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell. |
| 3:7 | Because, every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and things in the sea, is tamed and has been tamed by mankind. |
| 3:8 | But no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. |
| 3:9 | With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the similitude of God. |
| 3:10 | Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be so. |
| 3:11 | Does a spring send forth fresh water and bitter from the same opening? |
| 3:12 | Can a fig tree, my brethren, bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Thus no spring yields both salt water and fresh. |
| 3:13 | Who is wise and knowledgeable among you? Let him show by good conduct that his works are done in the meekness of wisdom. |
| 3:14 | But if you have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth. |
| 3:15 | This wisdom does not descend from above, but is earthly, sensual, demonic. |
| 3:16 | Because, where envy and selfish ambition exist, confusion and every evil thing are there. |
| 3:17 | But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without personal favoritism and without hypocrisy. |
| 3:18 | And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace. |
King James Bible 2016
Unlike most other modern versions, this Bible's text is based upon the same Hebrew Masoretic Text, and Greek Textus Receptus, of the King James Version of 1611.
In non Textus Receptus versions, the issue of having the best underlying manuscripts, is often overshadowed by the massive amount of omissions in the text. Because the KJV 2016 is not dealing with issues of omission and addition, the focus has been upon definition, and the KJV translators choices have been used as the benchmark.
One issue not often majored upon in the bible version debate is simply the way Greek words are defined. Many times, the NKJV leans upon the definition choices of modern versions as well as defaulting to Vines and Strong's definitions, which are almost always favorable to the Revised Version. In other words, one may have a correct text to translate from, but use erroneous modern version/modern dictionary definitions which change or distort the meaning of the words. Jay Green was accused of having a good TR bible but with "Alexandrian readings".
The KJV 2016 Edition rejects such erroneous modern definitions and restores the distinctness of historical KJV readings. The NKJV also tended to gravitate toward KJV marginal notes, which are in truth, rejected readings, and also toward Geneva Bible definitions, which the KJV had already cleared up.
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