Textus Receptus Bibles
English Majority Text Version 2009
New Testament
| 11:1 | And when they drew near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, towards the Mount of Olives, He sent two of His disciples; |
| 11:2 | and He said to them, "Go into the village opposite you; and immediately entering into it you will find a colt tied up on which no one has sat. When you have untied him, bring [him]. |
| 11:3 | And if anyone says to you, 'Why are you doing this?' say, 'The Lord has need of him,' and immediately he will send it here." |
| 11:4 | And they departed, and found the colt tied up by the door outside in the street, and they untied him. |
| 11:5 | But some of those standing there said to them, "What are you doing, loosing the colt?" |
| 11:6 | And they told them just as Jesus had commanded. And they gave them permission. |
| 11:7 | Then they led the colt to Jesus, and placed their clothes on him, and He sat on him. |
| 11:8 | And many spread their garments on the road, and others were cutting down branches from the trees and were spreading [them] on the road. |
| 11:9 | And those going before, and those that were[ ]following were crying out, saying: "Hosanna! 'Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD!' |
| 11:10 | Blessed is the kingdom of our father David that comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!" |
| 11:11 | And Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple. And having looked around at all things, the hour already being late, He went out to Bethany with the twelve. |
| 11:12 | Now the next day, after they had come out from Bethany, He was hungry. |
| 11:13 | And seeing from a distance a fig tree having leaves, He went to see if perhaps He would find something on it. And having come to it, He found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs. |
| 11:14 | And answering, Jesus said to it, "May no one eat fruit from you ever again."And His disciples were listening. |
| 11:15 | And they came to Jerusalem. And when Jesus entered into the temple, He began to throw out those selling and buying in the temple, and He overturned the tables of the moneychangers and the seats of those selling the doves. |
| 11:16 | And He would not permit that anyone should carry a vessel through the temple. |
| 11:17 | And He was teaching, saying to them, "Is it not written, 'My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations'? But you have made it a 'den of thieves!' " |
| 11:18 | And the scribes and chief priests heard it and they sought how they might destroy Him; for they were afraid of Him, because all the people were astonished at His teaching. |
| 11:19 | And when it became evening, He was going forth outside of the city. |
| 11:20 | Now in the morning while passing by, they saw the fig tree dried up from [its] roots. |
| 11:21 | And Peter, remembering, said to Him, "Rabbi, look! The fig tree which You cursed has dried up!" |
| 11:22 | So Jesus answered and said to them, "Have faith in God. |
| 11:23 | For assuredly I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that the things which he says are coming to pass, whatever he says shall be his. |
| 11:24 | For this reason I say to you, all things whatsoever you ask for in prayer, believe that you [will] receive [them], and they will be yours. |
| 11:25 | "And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive [them], that your Father in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. |
| 11:26 | But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father who is in heaven forgive your trespasses." |
| 11:27 | Then they came again to Jerusalem. And as He was walking about in the temple, the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders came to Him. |
| 11:28 | And they said to Him, "By what authority are You doing these things? And who gave You this authority to do these things?" |
| 11:29 | But Jesus answered and said to them, "I also will ask you one thing, and you answer Me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things: |
| 11:30 | The baptism of John-was it from heaven or from men? Answer Me." |
| 11:31 | And they were debating among themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' He will say, 'Why then did you not believe him?' |
| 11:32 | "But should we say, 'From men' "-they feared the people, for all had counted John to have been a prophet indeed. |
| 11:33 | And answering they said to Jesus, "We do not know."And Jesus answered and said to them, "Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things." |
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