Philippians -Colossians Paul and Timotheus the seruants of IESVS CHRIST, to all the Saintes in Christ Iesus which are at Philippi, with the Bishops, and Deacons:

Geneva⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ Paul and Timotheus the seruants of IESVS CHRIST, to all the Saintes in Christ Iesus which are at Philippi, with the Bishops, and Deacons: ² Grace be with you, and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Iesus Christ. ³ I thanke my God, hauing you in perfect memorie, ⁴ (Alwayes in all my praiers for all you, praying with gladnesse) ⁵ Because of the fellowship which ye haue in the Gospel, from the first day vnto nowe. ⁶ And I am persuaded of this same thing, that he that hath begunne this good worke in you, wil perfourme it vntill the day of Iesus Christ, ⁷ As it becommeth me so to iudge of you all, because I haue you in remembrance that both in my bands, and in my defence, and confirmation of the Gospell you all were partakers of my grace. ⁸ For God is my recorde, howe I long after you all from the very heart roote in Iesus Christ. ⁹ And this I pray, that your loue may abound, yet more and more in knowledge, and in all iudgement, ¹⁰ That ye may alowe those things which are best, that ye may be pure, and without offence vntill the day of Christ, ¹¹ Filled with the fruites of righteousnesse, which are by Iesus Christ vnto the glorie and praise of God. ¹² I would ye vnderstood, brethren, that the things which haue come vnto me, are turned rather to the furthering of the Gospell, ¹³ So that my bandes in Christ are famous throughout all the iudgement hall, and in all other places, ¹⁴ In so much that many of the brethren in the Lord are boldened through my bandes, and dare more frankely speake the word. ¹⁵ Some preache. Christ euen through enuie and strife, and some also of good will. ¹⁶ The one part preacheth Christ of contention and not purely, supposing to adde more affliction to my bandes. ¹⁷ But the others of loue, knowing that I am set for the defence of the Gospell. ¹⁸ What then? yet Christ is preached all maner wayes, whether it be vnder a pretence, or syncerely: and I therein ioye: yea and will ioye. ¹⁹ For I knowe that this shall turne to my saluation through your prayer, and by the helpe of the Spirit of Iesus Christ, ²⁰ As I feruently looke for, and hope, that in nothing I shalbe ashamed, but that with all confidence, as alwayes, so nowe Christ shalbe magnified in my body, whether it be by life or by death. ²¹ For Christ is to me both in life, and in death aduantage. ²² And whether to liue in the flesh were profitable for me, and what to chuse I knowe not. ²³ For I am distressed betweene both, desiring to be loosed and to be with Christ, which is best of all. ²⁴ Neuerthelesse, to abide in the flesh, is more needefull for you. ²⁵ And this am I sure of, that I shall abide, and with you all continue, for your furtherance and ioy of your faith, ²⁶ That ye may more aboundantly reioyce in IESVS CHRIST for me, by my comming to you againe. ²⁷ Onely let your conuersation be, as it becommeth the Gospel of Christ, that whether I come and see you, or els be absent, I may heare of your matters that ye continue in one Spirit, and in one mind, fighting together through the faith of the Gospel. ²⁸ And in nothing feare your aduersaries, which is to them a token of perdition, and to you of saluation, and that of God. ²⁹ For vnto you it is giuen for Christ, that not onely ye should beleeue in him, but also suffer for his sake, ³⁰ Hauing the same fight, which ye sawe in me, and nowe heare to be in me. ² ¹ If there be therfore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of loue, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any compassion and mercie, ² Fulfill my ioye, that ye be like minded, hauing the same loue, being of one accorde, and of one iudgement, ³ That nothing be done through contention or vaine glory, but that in meekenesse of minde euery man esteeme other better then himselfe. ⁴ Looke not euery man on his owne things, but euery man also on the things of other men. ⁵ Let the same minde be in you that was euen in Christ Iesus, ⁶ Who being in ye forme of God, thought it no robberie to be equall with God: ⁷ But he made himself of no reputation, and tooke on him ye forme of a seruant, and was made like vnto men, and was founde in shape as a man. ⁸ He humbled himselfe, and became obedient vnto the death, euen the death of the Crosse. ⁹ Wherefore God hath also highly exalted him, and giuen him a Name aboue euery name, ¹⁰ That at the Name of Iesus shoulde euery knee bowe, both of things in heauen, and things in earth, and things vnder the earth, ¹¹ And that euery tongue shoulde confesse that Iesus Christ is the Lord, vnto the glory of God the Father. ¹² Wherefore my beloued, as ye haue alwayes obeyed me, not as in my presence only, but now much more in mine absence, so make an end of your owne saluation with feare and trembling. ¹³ For it is God which worketh in you, both the will and the deede, euen of his good pleasure. ¹⁴ Do all things without murmuring and reasonings, ¹⁵ That ye may be blamelesse, and pure, and the sonnes of God without rebuke in the middes of a naughtie and crooked nation, among whom yee shine as lights in the world, ¹⁶ Holding forth the worde of life, that I may reioyce in the day of Christ, that I haue not runne in vaine, neither haue laboured in vaine. ¹⁷ Yea, and though I bee offered vp vpon the sacrifice, and seruice of your faith, I am glad, and reioyce with you all. ¹⁸ For the same cause also be ye glad, and reioyce with me. ¹⁹ And I trust in the Lord Iesus, to sende Timotheus shortly vnto you, that I also may be of good comfort, when I knowe your state. ²⁰ For I haue no man like minded, who will faithfully care for your matters. ²¹ For all seeke their owne, and not that which is Iesus Christes. ²² But yee knowe the proofe of him, that as a sonne with the father, hee hath serued with me in the Gospel. ²³ Him therefore I hope to send assoone as I knowe howe it will goe with me, ²⁴ And trust in the Lord, that I also my selfe shall come shortly. ²⁵ But I supposed it necessarie to sende my brother Epaphroditus vnto you, my companion in labour, and fellowe souldier, euen your messenger, and he that ministred vnto me such things as I wanted. ²⁶ For he longed after all you, and was full of heauinesse, because yee had heard that hee had beene sicke. ²⁷ And no doubt he was sicke, very neere vnto death: but God had mercie on him, and not on him onely, but on me also, least I should haue sorowe vpon sorowe. ²⁸ I sent him therefore the more diligently, that when yee shoulde see him againe, yee might reioyce, and I might be the lesse sorowfull. ²⁹ Receiue him therefore in the Lord with all gladnesse, and make much of such: ³⁰ Because that for the woorke of Christ he was neere vnto death, and regarded not his life, to fulfill that seruice which was lacking on your part towarde me. ³ ¹ Moreouer, my brethren, reioyce in the Lord. It grieueth mee not to write the same things to you, and for you it is a sure thing. ² Beware of dogges: beware of euil workers: beware of the concision. ³ For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirite, and reioyce in Christ Iesus, and haue no confidence in the flesh: ⁴ Though I might also haue confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, much more I, ⁵ Circumcised the eight day, of the kinred of Israel, of the tribe of Beniamin, an Ebrewe of the Ebrewes, by the Lawe a Pharise. ⁶ Concerning zeale, I persecuted ye Church: touching the righteousnesse which is in the Law, I was vnrebukeable. ⁷ But the thinges that were vantage vnto me, the same I counted losse for Christes sake. ⁸ Yea, doubtlesse I thinke all thinges but losse for the excellent knowledge sake of Christ Iesus my Lord, for whome I haue counted all things losse, and doe iudge them to bee dongue, that I might winne Christ, ⁹ And might bee founde in him, that is, not hauing mine owne righteousnesse, which is of the Lawe, but that which is through the faith of Christ, euen the righteousnesse which is of God through faith, ¹⁰ That I may know him, and the vertue of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his afflictions, and be made conformable vnto his death, ¹¹ If by any meanes I might attaine vnto the resurrection of the dead: ¹² Not as though I had alreadie attained to it, either were alreadie perfect: but I follow, if that I may comprehend that for whose sake also I am comprehended of Christ Iesus. ¹³ Brethren, I count not my selfe, that I haue attained to it, but one thing I doe: I forget that which is behinde, and endeuour my selfe vnto that which is before, ¹⁴ And follow hard toward the marke, for the prise of the hie calling of God in Christ Iesus. ¹⁵ Let vs therefore as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if yee be otherwise minded, God shall reueile euen the same vnto you. ¹⁶ Neuerthelesse, in that whereunto wee are come, let vs proceede by one rule, that wee may minde one thing. ¹⁷ Brethren, bee followers of mee, and looke on them, which walke so, as yee haue vs for an ensample. ¹⁸ For many walke, of whom I haue told you often, and nowe tell you weeping, that they are the enemies of the Crosse of Christ: ¹⁹ Whose ende is damnation, whose God is their bellie, and whose glorie is to their shame, which minde earthly things. ²⁰ But our conuersation is in heauen, from whence also we looke for the Sauiour, euen the Lord Iesus Christ, ²¹ Who shall change our vile bodie, that it may be fashioned like vnto his glorious body, according to the working, whereby hee is able euen to subdue all things vnto him selfe. ⁴ ¹ Therefore, my brethre, beloued and longed for, my ioy and my crowne, so continue in the Lord, yee beloued. ² I pray Euodias, and beseech Syntyche, that they be of one accord in the Lord, ³ Yea, and I beseech thee, faithfull yokefellow, helpe those women, which laboured with me in the Gospel, with Clement also, and with other my fellowe labourers, whose names are in the booke of life. ⁴ Reioyce in the Lord alway, againe I say, reioyce. ⁵ Let your patient minde be knowen vnto all men. The Lord is at hand. ⁶ Be nothing carefull, but in all thinges let your requestes be shewed vnto God in praier, and supplication with giuing of thankes. ⁷ And the peace of God which passeth all vnderstanding, shall preserue your heartes and mindes in Christ Iesus. ⁸ Furthermore, brethre, whatsoeuer things are true, whatsoeuer things are honest, whatsoeuer thinges are iust, whatsoeuer thinges are pure, whatsoeuer thinges are worthie loue, whatsoeuer things are of good report, if there be any vertue, or if there be any praise, thinke on these things, ⁹ Which yee haue both learned and receiued, and heard, and seene in mee: those things doe, and the God of peace shalbe with you. ¹⁰ Nowe I reioyce also in the Lord greatly, that nowe at the last your care for mee springeth afresh, wherein notwithstanding ye were careful, but yee lacked opportunitie. ¹¹ I speake not because of want: for I haue learned in whatsoeuer state I am, therewith to bee content. ¹² And I can be abased, and I can abounde: euery where in all things I am instructed, both to be full, and to be hungrie, and to abounde, and to haue want. ¹³ I am able to do al things through the helpe of Christ, which strengtheneth me. ¹⁴ Notwithstanding yee haue well done, that yee did communicate to mine affliction. ¹⁵ And yee Philippians knowe also that in the beginning of the Gospell, when I departed from Macedonia, no Church communicated with me, concerning the matter of giuing and receiuing, but yee onely. ¹⁶ For euen when I was in Thessalonica, yee sent once, and afterward againe for my necessitie, ¹⁷ Not that I desire a gift: but I desire the fruit which may further your reckoning. ¹⁸ Now I haue receiued all, and haue plentie: I was euen filled, after that I had receiued of Epaphroditus that which came from you, an odour that smellleth sweete, a sacrifice acceptable and pleasant to God. ¹⁹ And my God shall fulfill all your necessities through his riches with glorie in Iesus Christ. ²⁰ Vnto God euen our Father be praise for euermore, Amen. ²¹ Salute all the Saintes in Christ Iesus. The brethren, which are with me, greete you. ²² All the Saintes salute you, and most of all they which are of Cesars houshold. ²³ The grace of our Lord Iesus Christ be with you all, Amen.

Colossians

¹ ¹ Paul an Apostle of Iesus Christ, by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother, ² To them which are at Colosse, Saintes and faithfull brethren in Christ: Grace bee with you, and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Iesus Christ. ³ We giue thankes to God euen ye Father of our Lord Iesus Christ, alway praying for you: ⁴ Since wee heard of your faith in Christ Iesus, and of your loue toward all Saintes, ⁵ For the hopes sake, which is laide vp for you in heauen, whereof yee haue heard before by the word of trueth, which is the Gospel, ⁶ Which is come vnto you, eue as it is vnto al the world, and is fruitful, as it is also amog you, from ye day that ye heard and truely knew ye grace of God, ⁷ As yee also learned of Epaphras our deare fellowe seruaunt, which is for you a faithfull minister of Christ: ⁸ Who hath also declared vnto vs your loue in the Spirit. ⁹ For this cause wee also, since the day wee heard of it, cease not to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be fulfilled with knowledge of his will in all wisdome, and spirituall vnderstanding, ¹⁰ That ye might walke worthy of the Lord, and please him in all things, being fruitefull in all good workes, and increasing in the knowledge of God, ¹¹ Strengthened with all might through his glorious power, vnto all patience, and long suffering with ioyfulnesse, ¹² Giuing thankes vnto the Father, which hath made vs meete to be partakers of the inheritance of the Saintes in light, ¹³ Who hath deliuered vs from the power of darkenesse, and hath translated vs into the kingdome of his deare Sonne, ¹⁴ In whome we haue redemption through his blood, that is, the forgiuenesse of sinnes, ¹⁵ Who is the image of the inuisible God, the first begotten of euery creature. ¹⁶ For by him were all things created, which are in heauen, and which are in earth, thinges visible and inuisible: whether they be Thrones or Dominions, or Principalities, or Powers, all things were created by him, and for him, ¹⁷ And hee is before all things, and in him all things consist. ¹⁸ And hee is the head of the body of the Church: he is the beginning, and the first begotten of the dead, that in all thinges hee might haue the preeminence. ¹⁹ For it pleased the Father, that in him should all fulnesse dwell, ²⁰ And through peace made by that blood of that his crosse, to reconcile to himselfe through him, through him, I say, all thinges, both which are in earth, and which are in heauen. ²¹ And you which were in times past strangers and enemies, because your mindes were set in euill workes, hath he nowe also reconciled, ²² In that body of his flesh through death, to make you holy, and vnblameable and without fault in his sight, ²³ If ye continue, grounded and stablished in the faith, and be not moued away from the hope of the Gospel, whereof ye haue heard, and which hath bene preached to euery creature which is vnder heauen, whereof I Paul am a minister. ²⁴ Now reioyce I in my suffrings for you, and fulfill the rest of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh, for his bodies sake, which is the Church, ²⁵ Whereof I am a minister, according to the dispensation of God, which is giuen mee vnto you ward, to fulfill the word of God, ²⁶ Which is the mysterie hid since the world began, and from all ages, but nowe is made manifest to his Saintes, ²⁷ To whome God woulde make knowen what is the riches of his glorious mysterie among the Gentiles, which riches is Christ in you, the hope of glory, ²⁸ Whome we preache, admonishing euery man, and teaching euery man in all wisdome, that we may present euery man perfect in Christ Iesus, ²⁹ Whereunto I also labour and striue, according to his working which worketh in me mightily. ² ¹ For I woulde ye knewe what great fighting I haue for your sakes, and for them of Laodicea, and for as many as haue not seene my person in the flesh, ² That their heartes might be comforted, and they knit together in loue, and in all riches of the full assurance of vnderstanding, to know the mysterie of God, euen the Father, and of Christ: ³ In whom are hid all the treasures of wisedome and knowledge. ⁴ And this I say, lest any man shoulde beguile you with entising wordes: ⁵ For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, reioycing and beholding your order, and your stedfast faith in Christ. ⁶ As ye haue therefore receiued Christ Iesus the Lord, so walke in him, ⁷ Rooted and built in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye haue bene taught, abouding therein with thankesgiuing. ⁸ Beware lest there be any man that spoile you through philosophie, and vaine deceit, through the traditions of men, according to the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. ⁹ For in him dwelleth all the fulnesse of the Godhead bodily. ¹⁰ And yee are complete in him, which is the head of all principalitie and power. ¹¹ In whome also yee are circumcised with circumcision made without handes, by putting off the sinfull body of the flesh, through the circumcision of Christ, ¹² In that yee are buried with him through baptisme, in whome ye are also raised vp together through the faith of the operation of God, which raised him from the dead. ¹³ And you which were dead in sinnes, and in the vncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, forgiuing you all your trespasses, ¹⁴ And putting out the hand writing of ordinances that was against vs, which was contrarie to vs, hee euen tooke it out of the way, and fastened it vpon the crosse, ¹⁵ And hath spoyled the Principalities, and Powers, and hath made a shew of them openly, and hath triumphed ouer them in the same crosse. ¹⁶ Let no man therefore condemne you in meate and drinke, or in respect of an holy day, or of the newe moone, or of the Sabbath dayes, ¹⁷ Which are but a shadowe of thinges to come: but the body is in Christ. ¹⁸ Let no man at his pleasure beare rule ouer you by humblenesse of minde, and worshipping of Angels, aduauncing himselfe in those thinges which hee neuer sawe, rashly puft vp with his fleshly minde, ¹⁹ And holdeth not the head, whereof all the body furnished and knit together by ioyntes and bands, increaseth with the increasing of God. ²⁰ Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the ordinances of the world, why, as though ye liued in ye world, are ye burdened with traditions? ²¹ As, Touch not, Taste not, Handle not. ²² Which al perish with the vsing, and are after the commandements and doctrines of men. ²³ Which thinges haue in deede a shewe of wisdome, in voluntarie religion and humblenesse of minde, and in not sparing the body, which are thinges of no valewe, sith they perteine to the filling of the flesh. ³ ¹ If yee then bee risen with Christ, seeke those thinges which are aboue, where Christ sitteth at the right hand of God. ² Set your affections on things which are aboue, and not on things which are on the earth. ³ For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. ⁴ When Christ which is our life, shall appeare, then shall ye also appeare with him in glory. ⁵ Mortifie therefore your members which are on the earth, fornication, vncleannes, the inordinate affection, euill concupiscence, and couetousnes which is idolatrie. ⁶ For the which things sake ye wrath of God commeth on the children of disobedience. ⁷ Wherein ye also walked once, when ye liued in them. ⁸ But now put ye away euen all these things, wrath, anger, maliciousnes, cursed speaking, filthie speaking, out of your mouth. ⁹ Lie not one to another, seeing that yee haue put off the olde man with his workes, ¹⁰ And haue put on the newe, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him, ¹¹ Where is neither Grecian nor Iewe, circumcision nor vncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond, free: But Christ is all, and in all things. ¹² Now therfore as the elect of God holy and beloued, put on the bowels of mercies, kindnesse, humblenesse of minde, meekenesse, long suffering: ¹³ Forbearing one another, and forgiuing one another, if any man haue a quarel to another: euen as Christ forgaue, euen so doe ye. ¹⁴ And aboue all these thinges put on loue, which is the bond of perfectnes. ¹⁵ And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which ye are called in one body, and be ye thankfull. ¹⁶ Let the worde of Christ dwell in you plenteously in all wisdome, teaching and admonishing your owne selues, in Psalmes, and hymnes, and spirituall songs, singing with a grace in your hearts to the Lord. ¹⁷ And whatsoeuer ye shall doe, in worde or deede, doe all in the Name of the Lord Iesus, giuing thankes to God euen the Father by him. ¹⁸ Wiues, submit your selues vnto your husbands, as it is comely in the Lord. ¹⁹ Husbands, loue your wiues, and be not bitter vnto them. ²⁰ Children, obey your parents in all thing for that is well pleasing vnto the Lord. ²¹ Fathers, prouoke not your children to anger, least they be discouraged. ²² Seruants, be obedient vnto them that are your masters according to the flesh, in all things, not with eye seruice as men pleasers, but in singlenes of heart, fearing God. ²³ And whatsoeuer ye doe, doe it heartily, as to the Lord, and not to men, ²⁴ Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receiue the reward of the inheritance: for ye serue the Lord Christ. ²⁵ But he that doeth wrong, shall receiue for the wrong that he hath done: and there is no respect of persons. ⁴ ¹ Ye masters, doe vnto your seruants, that which is iust, and equall, knowing that ye also haue a master in heauen. ² Continue in prayer, and watch in the fame with thankesgiuing, ³ Praying also for vs, that God may open vnto vs the doore of vtterance, to speake ye mysterie of Christ: wherefore I am also in bonds, ⁴ That I may vtter it, as it becommeth mee to speake. ⁵ Walke wisely towarde them that are without, and redeeme the season. ⁶ Let your speach be gracious alwayes, and powdred with salt, that ye may know how to answere euery man. ⁷ Tychicus our beloued brother and faithfull minister, and fellow seruant in the Lord, shall declare vnto you my whole state: ⁸ Whom I haue sent vnto you for the same purpose that he might know your state, and might comfort your hearts, ⁹ With Onesimus a faithfull and a beloued brother, who is one of you. They shall shew you of all things here. ¹⁰ Aristarchus my prison fellow saluteth you, and Marcus, Barnabas cousin (touching whom ye receiued commandements. If he come vnto you, receiue him) ¹¹ And Iesus which is called Iustus, which are of the circumcision. These onely are my worke fellowes vnto the kingdome of God, which haue bene vnto my consolation. ¹² Epaphras the seruant of Christ, which is one of you, saluteth you, and alwayes striueth for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect, and full in all the will of God. ¹³ For I beare him record, that he hath a great zeale for you, and for them of Laodicea, and them of Hierapolis. ¹⁴ Luke the beloued physician greeteth you, and Demas. ¹⁵ Salute the brethren which are of Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the Church which is in his house. ¹⁶ And when this Epistle is read of you, cause that it be read in the Church of the Laodiceans also, and that ye likewise reade the Epistle written from Laodicea. ¹⁷ And say to Archippus, Take heede to the ministerie, that thou hast receiued in the Lord, that thou fulfill it. ¹⁸ The salutation by the hand of me Paul. Remember my bands. Grace be with you, Amen.