Philippians Paule and Tymotheus the seruauntes of Iesu Christe. To all the sainctes in Christe Iesu, which are at Philippos, wyth the Bishops and Deacons.

Matthew⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ Paule and Tymotheus the seruauntes of Iesu Christe. To all the sainctes in Christe Iesu, which are at Philippos, wyth the Bishops and Deacons. ² Grace be wyth you and peace from God oure father, and from the Lorde Iesus Christe. ³ I thanke my God wyth all remembraunce of you, ⁴ all wayes in al my prayers for you, and praye wyth gladnes, ⁵ because of the fellowshyppe, whyche ye haue in the Gospell from the fyrste daye vnto nowe: ⁶ and am surelye certifyed of this, that he whyche began a good worke in you, shall go forth wyth it vntyll the daye of Iesus Christe, ⁷ as it becommeth me so to iudge of you al, because I haue you in my herte, and haue you also euerye one companions of grace wyth me, euen in my boundes as I defende and stablishe the Gospel. ⁸ For God beareth me recorde howe greatlye I longe after you all from the very herte rote in Iesus Christe. ⁹ And this I praye, that youre loue maye increase more and more in knowledge, and in al fealinge, ¹⁰ that ye myght accepte thinges moste excellent, that ye might be pure and such as should hurte no mannes conscience, vntyll the daye of Christe, ¹¹ fylled with the fruites of rightuousnes, which fruites come by Iesus Christ vnto the glory and laude of God. ¹² I woulde ye vnderstode brethren that my busines is happened vnto the greater furtheringe of the Gospel. ¹³ So that my boundes in Christe are manifeste thorowe out al the iudgement hal and in al other places: ¹⁴ In so much that many of the brethren in the Lorde are boldened thorowe my boundes, & dare more largely speake the worde without feare. ¹⁵ Some there are whiche preache Christ of enuie and stryfe, and some of good wyll. ¹⁶ The one parte preacheth Christe of strife and not purelye supposinge to adde more aduersitye to my boundes. ¹⁷ The other parte of loue, because they se that I am set to defende the Gospell. ¹⁸ What then? So, that Christe be preached al maner wayes, whether it be by occasion, or of true meaninge, I therin ioye: ye & will ioye. ¹⁹ For I knowe that this shall chaunce to my saluacion, thorowe your prayer and mynystringe of the spyryte of Iesu Christe, ²⁰ as I hertely loke for and hope that in nothinge I shalbe ashamed, but that wyth all confydence as alwayes in tymes paste, euen so nowe Christe shall be magnyfyed in my bodye, whether it be thorowe lyfe, or else death. ²¹ For Christe is to me lyfe, and death is to me auauntage. ²² Yf it chaunce me to lyue in the fleshe, that is to me frutefull for to worke, and what to chose ²³ I wote not. I am constrayned of two thinges: I desire to be lowsed and to be wyth Christe, whiche thinge is best of all. ²⁴ Neuerthelesse to abyde in the fleshe is more nedeful for you. ²⁵ And thys am I sure of that I shall abyde, and wyth you all continue for the furtheraunce and ioye of your faith, ²⁶ that ye may more aboundantly reioyce in Iesus Christe thorowe me, by my comminge to you again. ²⁷ Onlye let your conuersation be as it becommeth the Gospell of Christ, that whether I come and se you, or els be absent, I maye yet heare of you, that ye continue in one spyrite, and in one soule, labouring as we do, to mayntayne the fayth of the Gospell, ²⁸ and in nothing fearing your aduersaries: whiche is to them a token of perdicion, and to you of saluation, and that of God. ²⁹ For vnto you it is geuen, that not onely ye should beleue on Christ, but also suffre for his sake, ³⁰ and haue euen the same fyght, whiche ye sawe me haue and now heare of me.