Philippians 2

1 Therfor if ony coumfort is in Crist, if ony solace of charite, if ony felouschipe of spirit, if ony inwardnesse of merci doyng,

If, therefore, there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort arising from love, if any participation of the Spirit, if any affections and mercies,

2 fille ye my ioye, that ye vndurstonde the same thing, and haue the same charite, of o wille, and feelen the same thing;

fulfill my joy, that you be of the same mind, having the same love, of one soul, of one mind;

3 no thing bi strijf, nether by veyn glorie, but in mekenesse, demynge eche othere to be heiyer than hym silf;

doing nothing in strife and vain glory, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself.

4 not biholdinge ech bi hym silf what thingis ben his owne, but tho thingis that ben of othere men.

Consider not each one his own gifts, but each one also the gifts of others.

5 And fele ye this thing in you, which also in Crist Jhesu;

Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus,

6 that whanne he was in the forme of God, demyde not raueyn, that hym silf were euene to God;

who, being in the form of God, did not think it an act of robbery to be equal with God;

7 but he lowide hym silf, takinge the forme of a seruaunt, and was maad in to the licknesse of men, and in abite was foundun as a man.

but he divested himself by taking the form of a servant, and being made in the likeness of men:

8 He mekide hym silf, and was maad obedient to the deth, yhe, to the deth of the cross.

and being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient even to death, the death, indeed, of the cross.

9 For which thing God enhaunside hym, and yaf to hym a name that is aboue al name;

For which reason God has highly exalted him, and, also, bestowed on him a name that is above every name;

10 that in the name of Jhesu ech kne be bowid, of heuenli thingis, of ertheli thingis, and of hellis;

that in the name of Jesus every knee should bow of those who are in heaven, and those who are on earth, and those who are under the earth;

11 and ech tunge knouleche, that the Lord Jhesu Crist is in the glorie of God the fadir.

and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

12 Therfor, my most dereworthe britheren, as euere more ye han obeischid, not in my presence onely, but myche more now in myn absence, worche ye with drede and trembling youre heelthe.

So, then, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling;

13 For it is God that worchith in you, bothe to wilne, and to performe, for good wille.

for it is God, who, of his good pleasure, works in you both the will and the power to perform.

14 And do ye alle thingis with out grutchingis and doutyngis;

Do all things without murmurings and disputings,

15 that ye be with out playnt, and symple as the sones of God, with out repreef, in the myddil of a schrewid nacioun and a weiward; among whiche ye schynen as yyueris of liyt in the world.

that you may be without reproach and Harmless, the children of God, without blame, in the midst of a wicked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as luminaries in the world,

16 And holde ye togidere the word of lijf to my glorie in the day of Crist; for Y haue not runnen in veyn, nether Y haue trauelid in veyn.

holding forth the word of life, that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I did not run in vain, nor labor in vain.

17 But thouy Y be offrid or slayn on the sacrifice and seruyce of youre feith, Y haue ioye, and Y thanke you alle.

But if I am poured out on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice, and rejoice with you all.

18 And the same thing haue ye ioye, and thanke ye me.

In like manner do you also rejoice, and rejoice with me.

19 And Y hope in the Lord Jhesu, that Y schal sende Tymothe soone to you, that Y be of good coumfort, whanne tho thingis ben knowun that ben aboute you.

But I trust in the Lord Jesus, to send Timothy shortly to you, that I also may be refreshed by knowing your condition;

20 For Y haue no man so of o wille, that is bisi for you with clene affeccioun.

for I have no one of a kindred spirit who will sincerely care for your condition:

21 For alle men seken tho thingis that ben her owne, not tho that ben of Crist Jhesu.

for all seek their own, not the things of Jesus Christ.

22 But knowe ye the asaie of hym, for as a sone to the fadir he hath seruyd with me in the gospel.

But you know his approved character, that as a son with a father he has served with me in the gospel.

23 Therfor Y hope that Y schal sende hym to you, anoon as Y se what thingis ben aboute me.

Him, therefore, I hope to send immediately, as soon as I know how it may go with me.

24 And Y triste in the Lord, that also my silf schal come to you soone.

But I trust in the Lord that I myself also will come shortly.

25 And Y gesside it nedeful to sende to you Epafrodite, my brother and euene worchere, and myn euene knyyt, but youre apostle, and the mynystre of my nede.

Yet I thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus my brother and companion in labor and fellow-soldier, but your apostle, who also ministered to my want,

26 For he desiride you alle, and he was sorewful, therfor that ye herden that he was sijk.

because he longed after you all, and was much distressed, because you had heard that he was sick.

27 For he was sijk to the deth, but God hadde merci on him; and not oneli on hym, but also on me, lest Y hadde heuynesse on heuynesse.

And, indeed, he was sick near to death; but God had mercy on him, and not on him only, but on me also, that I might not have sorrow upon sorrow.

28 Therfor more hastili Y sente hym, that whanne ye han seyn hym, ye haue ioye eft, and Y be withouten heuynesse.

I sent him, therefore, the sooner, that, by seeing him again, you might rejoice, and that I might be the less sorrowful.

29 Therfor resseyue ye hym with al ioye in the Lord, and haue ye suche with al onour.

Receive him, therefore, in the Lord with all joy, and regard such as worthy of honor;

30 For the werk of Crist he wente to deth, yyuynge his lijf, that he schulde fulfille that that failide of you anentis my seruyce.

because for the work of the Christ he was near to death, not regarding his life, that he might supply that which was lacking in your service to me.