Looking for a specific translation

[Pard]

Hello,

I am curious if there is a translation of the Gospel that DOES NOT use the "Majority" text. I have lately grown wary of the "Majority" text as it was created to fulfill the agenda of the Orthodox church and I feel that it leaves out things that other texts do not, like 1 John 5:7.

I DO NOT wish to argue, there is a perfectly decent topic already made for arguing such things. I simply wish to know if there is any Gospel translations that do not use the "Majority" text.

Note: I say "Majority" because it is in fact a VERY small sample of Greek texts. I think it is MAYBE 20% of the total Greek Gospels they have.

 

[Vic C.]

I favor English translations that have their roots on the Textus Receptus.

http://www.bible-researcher.com/hodges-farstad.html

 

[Logos57]

Pard, I think you have misunderstood something, or I misread your statement because the Majority Texts includes I John 5:7, Mark 16:9-20; and John 7:53-8:11 just to name a few, and is what the Textus Receptus is based on.

Here are some Translation based on the Textus Receptus (Majority Texts) the KJV and NKJV also I believe the Amplified Bible uses the TR and NestleAlan26. I'm very fond of the KIng James Version myself (but do use both the Amplified Bible and New King James Version).

 

[Vic C.]

Hi Logos,

If you check out the link I posted, it seems there has been a shift in meaning concerning the name Majority text. They use the Hodges-Farstad text as the standard for what we consider the Majority Text. It gets a little murky at times, which is why I try stay close to the KJV or Young's Literal text.

 

[Pard]

Yup, well right now I am using the NASB95 in conjunction with the Geneva and Young's Literal. That's when I need literalness. The NASB95 is really good, except that it has some pieces of scripture that are translated wrong or poorly, so I then switch to the Geneva. And Young's is my fall back. Problem is I do not own either the Geneva or the Young's in a hardcopy, and the Geneva is almost impossible to get a good quality copy of.