1   Paul ∧ Timotheus the seruauntes of Iesus Christ: To all the saintes in Christ Iesus, whiche are at Philippos, with the bisshops ∧ deacons:

2   Grace [be] vnto you, and peace fr&obar; God our father, and [from] the Lorde Iesus Christ.

3   &rhand; I thanke my God, with all remembraunce of you,

4   ( ^note Alwayes in all my prayer for all you, makyng prayer with gladnesse,)

5   For your felowship in the Gospell, fr&obar; the first ^note day vntyll nowe.

6   And beyng perswaded of this same thyng, that he which hath begun good worke in you, wyll perfourme it vntyll the day of Iesus Christe,

7   As it becommeth me to iudge this of you al, because I haue you in my heart, and in my bondes, in the defence and confirmation of the Gospell, you all beyng partakers of my ^note grace.

8   For God is my recorde howe greatly I long after you all, in the ^note bowels of Iesus Christe.

9   And this I pray, that your loue may abounde yet more and more in knowledge, and in all vnderstandyng: B   

10   That ye maye discerne thynges that differ, that ye maye be pure, and without offence, tyll the day of Christe.

11   Beyng fylled with the fruites of righteousnesse, which [are] by Iesus Christ, vnto the glorie and prayse of God. &lhand;

12   But I woulde ye should vnderstande brethren, that the thinges which [came] vnto me, hath come rather vnto the furtheraunce of the Gospell:

13   So that my bondes in ^note Christe, are manifest, throughout all the iudgement hall, and in all other [places.]

14   And many of the brethren of the Lord, beyng incouraged through my bondes, dare more plentifully speake the word, without feare.

15   Some preache Christe of enuie ∧ strife, and some of good wyll.

16   The one preache Christe of strife, not sincerely, supposyng to adde more affliction to my bondes:

17   But the others of loue, knowing that I am set to the defence of the Gospell.

18   What then? So that Christe be preached any maner of way, whether it be by pretence, or by trueth, I ioy therein, and wyll ioy. C   

19   For I knowe that this shall turne

to my saluation, ^note through your prayer, and ministryng of the spirite of Iesus Christe,

20   Accordyng to my expectation, and my hope, þt; in nothyng I shalbe ashamed: but þt; with all boldnesse, as alwayes, so now also, Christ shalbe magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death.

21   For Christe [is] to me lyfe, and death [is] to me aduantage.

22   But if I lyue in the fleshe, this (is) the fruite of my labour, and what I shall chose, I wote not.

23    ^noteFor I am in a strayte betwixt two, hauyng a desire to be loosed, and to be with Christ, which is much farre better.

24   Neuerthelesse, to abyde in þe; ^note fleshe, [is] more needefull for you.

25   And this am I sure of, that I shall abyde ∧ continue with you all, for your furtheraunce and ioy of fayth, D   

26   That your reioysyng may be þe; more aboundaunt in Iesus Christe for me, by my commyng to you agayne.

27   Only let your conuersation be, ^note as it becommeth the Gospell of Christe: that whether I come and set you, or els be absent, I may yet heare of your matters, that ye continue in one spirite, in one soule, fyghtyng together for þe; fayth of the Gospell.

28   And in nothyng fearyng your aduersaries, which is to them a token of perdition: but to you of saluati&obar;, and ^note that of God.

29   For vnto you it is geuen ^note for Christe, not only this to beleue on hym: but also this, to suffer for his sake,

30   Hauing the same fight, which ye sawe in me, and nowe heare in me.

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