Philippians 1

1 Paul and Timothy, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:

Poul and Tymothe, seruauntis of Jhesu Crist, to alle the hooli men in Crist Jhesu, that ben at Filippis, with bischopis and dekenes,

2 Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

grace and pees to you of God oure fadir, and of the Lord Jhesu Crist.

3 I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,

I do thankyngis to my God

4 Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy,

in al mynde of you euere more in alle my preyeris for alle you with ioye, and

5 For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now;

make a bisechyng on youre comynyng in the gospel of Crist, fro the firste day til nowe;

6 Being confident of this very thing, that he who hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:

tristenynge this ilke thing, that he that bigan in you a good werk, schal perfourme it til in to the dai of Jhesu Crist.

7 Even as it is right for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace.

As it is iust to me to feele this thing for alle you, for that Y haue you in herte, and in my boondis, and in defending and confermyng of the gospel, that alle ye be felowis of my ioye.

8 For God is my witness, how greatly I long after you all in the affection of Jesus Christ.

For God is a witnesse to me, hou Y coueyte alle you in the bowelis of Jhesu Crist.

9 And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;

And this thing Y preie, that youre charite be plenteuouse more and more in kunnyng, and in al wit;

10 That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ;

that ye preue the betere thingis, that ye be clene and without offence in the dai of Crist;

11 Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

fillid with the fruyt of riytwysnesse bi Jhesu Crist, in to the glory and the heriyng of God.

12 But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things which happened to me have fallen out rather to the furtherance of the gospel;

For, britheren, Y wole that ye wite, that the thingis that ben aboute me han comun more to the profit of the gospel,

13 So that my bonds in Christ are known in all the palace, and in all other places;

so that my boondis weren maad knowun in Crist, in ech moot halle, and in alle other placis;

14 And many of the brethren in the Lord, being more confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.

that mo of britheren tristinge in the Lord more plenteuously for my boondis, dursten without drede speke the word of God.

15 Some indeed preach Christ even from envy and strife; and some also from good will:

But summe for enuye and strijf, summe for good wille, prechen Crist;

16 The one preach Christ from contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds:

and summe of charite, witinge that Y am put in the defense of the gospel.

17 But the other from love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel.

But summe of strijf schewen Crist not cleneli, gessynge hem to reise tribulacioun to my boondis.

18 What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretence, or in truth, Christ is preached; and I in this do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice.

But what? the while on al maner, ethir bi occasioun, ethir bi treuthe, Crist is schewid; and in this thing Y haue ioye, but also Y schal haue ioye.

19 For I know that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,

And Y woot, that this thing schal come to me in to heelthe bi youre preyer, and the vndurmynystring of the spirit of `Jhesu Crist, bi myn abidyng and hope.

20 According to my earnest expectation and hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether by life, or by death.

For in no thing Y schal be schamed, but in al trist as euere more and now, Crist schal be magnefied in my bodi, ether bi lijf, ether bi deth.

21 For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

For me to lyue is Crist, and to die is wynnyng.

22 But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose I know not.

That if to lyue in fleisch, is fruyt of werk to me, lo! what Y schal chese, Y knowe not.

23 For I am in a strait between the two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:

But Y am constreyned of twei thingis, Y haue desire to be dissolued, and to be with Crist, it is myche more betere; but to dwelle in fleisch,

24 Nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more needful for you.

is nedeful for you.

25 And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide and continue with you all for your furtherance and joy of faith;

And Y tristinge this thing, woot that Y schal dwelle, and perfitli dwelle to alle you, to youre profit and ioye of feith,

26 That your rejoicing for me may be more abundant in Jesus Christ by my coming to you again.

that youre thanking abounde in Crist Jhesu in me, bi my comyng eftsoone to you.

27 Only let your conduct be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;

Oneli lyue ye worthili to the gospel of Crist, that whether whanne Y come and se you, ethir absent Y here of you, that ye stonden in o spirit of o wille, trauelinge togidere to the feith of the gospel.

28 And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that from God.

And in no thing be ye aferd of aduersaries, which is to hem cause of perdicioun,

29 For to you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;

but to you cause of heelthe. And this thing is of God. For it is youun to you for Crist, that not oneli ye bileuen in hym, but also that ye suffren for hym;

30 Having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me.

hauynge the same strijf, which ye saien in me, and now ye han herd of me.