Textus Receptus Bibles
King James Bible 2016
New Testament
| 1:1 | Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the pilgrims scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, |
| 1:2 | elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit to obedience, and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace be multiplied. |
| 1:3 | Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, |
| 1:4 | to an inheritance incorruptible, undefiled, and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, |
| 1:5 | who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. |
| 1:6 | In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, you are in heaviness through various trials, |
| 1:7 | that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it be tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ, |
| 1:8 | whom having not seen, you love. In whom, though now you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with unspeakable joy, and full of glory, |
| 1:9 | receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls. |
| 1:10 | Of this salvation, the prophets inquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of this grace that would come to you; |
| 1:11 | searching for what, or which particular time, the Spirit of Christ who was in them signified when He testified beforehand of the sufferings of Christ and the glory that would follow. |
| 1:12 | To them it was revealed that, not to themselves, but to us they ministered the things that are now reported to you by those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent down from heaven, things which the angels desire to look into. |
| 1:13 | Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope until the end for the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; |
| 1:14 | as obedient children, not conforming yourselves according to the former lusts, as in your ignorance, |
| 1:15 | but just as He who has called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, |
| 1:16 | because it is written, "Be holy, because I am holy." |
| 1:17 | And if you call on the Father, who without personal favoritism judges according to each one's work, pass the time of your pilgrimage here in reverence; |
| 1:18 | knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your vain conduct received by tradition from your fathers, |
| 1:19 | but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot. |
| 1:20 | He indeed was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you |
| 1:21 | who now by Him believe in God, who raised Him up from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope might be in God. |
| 1:22 | Seeing you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, see that you love one another fervently with a pure heart, |
| 1:23 | having been born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God which lives and abides forever. |
| 1:24 | because, "All flesh is like grass, and all the glory of man like the flower of the grass. The grass withers, and its flower falls away, |
| 1:25 | but the word of the LORD endures forever." Now this is the word which by the gospel is preached to you. |
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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