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PHILIPPIANS.

[The prologe in the pistle to Philip|enses [From G. Prolog to Philipensis K. No initial rubric in OSVWY. No prologue in AMPQX. In G a rubric only. In N and T the prologue is of the second text.] .]

PHILIPENCIS ben [beth O.] men of Macedonye. Thes the [Om. V pr. m.] word of treuthe ytake [taken S.] , stede|fastly stoode in the feith, neithir thei token false apostlis. These the [Om. V.] apostle preiseth, wrytinge to hem by Epifrodith, fro Rome, out of prisoun.

Here eendith the prologe, and bygynneth the epistel to the Philippenses [From O. Ende of prolog, bigynnynge the epistle. K. Here eendith the prologe, and bigyn|neth the epistil. W. No final rubric in SVY.] .

[The Epistle to Philipensis [From M. The pistle to Philipensis. PQ. No initial rubric in AGKNSTXY.] .] CAP. I.

[verse 1] Poul and Tymothe, seruauntis of Jhesu Crist, to alle `the hooly [homeli N. hooly Q.] men in Crist Jhesu, that ben at Philippis [Philippensis N.] , with bi|schopis [verse 2] and dekenes, grace to ȝou and pees of God oure [the O.] fadir, and of [Om. T.] the Lord Jhesu Crist. [verse 3] I [I forsothe N.] do thankyngis to my God [verse 4] in al mynde of ȝou euermore in alle my

preieris for alle ȝou with ioye, makynge a [verse 5] bisechinge on ȝoure comunynge [comyng GO.] in the gospel of Crist, fro the firste day [Om. S.] til [to GMPQT sec. m. vnto T pr. m.] [verse 6] now; tristnynge [tristyng O. tristende SX.] this ilke thing, for [that V.] he that bigan in ȝou a good work, schal per|forme til into the day of Jhesu Crist. [verse 7] As it is iust to me for [Om. S.] to feele this thing for `alle ȝou [ȝou alle GMPQT.] , for that I haue ȝou in herte, and in my boondis, and in defendyng and confermyng [coumforting V.] of the gospel, `alle ȝou [that alle ȝe V.] for [Om. SVX.] to [Om. V.] be felowis of my ioye. [verse 8] Forsothe God is a witnesse to me, hou I coueite ȝou alle in the bowelis of Jhesu Crist. [verse 9] And this thing I preye [preye ȝou Q.] , that ȝoure charite be plen|teuous more and more in science [kunnynge O.] , `or [verse 10] kunnynge [Om. OX.] , and in al witt; that ȝe proue bettere [the bettir N.] thingis, that ȝe be clene and with|oute [verse 11] offence [offence, or greuance O.] in the day of Crist; fulfillid [ȝe fillid V.] with the fruyt of riȝtwysnesse by Jhesu Crist, into the heriynge [preys|inge GMPQT.] and [of O.] glorie of God. [verse 12] Forsoth, britheren, I wole ȝow [that ȝe V.] for [Om. SVX.] to [Om. V.] wite, that the [Om. X.] thingis that ben aboute me han comyn `more to the [to more Q.] profyte of [verse 13] the gospel, so that my boondis weren maad knowun in [to K.] Crist, in ech moot halle, [verse 14] and in alle othere placis; that mo of [of the O.] britheren in the Lord tristenynge [tristinge MNPQSTVW. trostende X.] in [more for V.] my boondis, more [Om. V.] plenteuously [tristily O.] dursten with oute drede speke the word of God. [verse 15] Summe forsoth and for enuye and stryf [for strif X.] , summe forsoth and for good wille, prechen Crist; [verse 16] summe forsoth of charite, witinge for [that V.] I am putt in the defence of the gospel. [verse 17] For|soth summe of contencioun, `or stryf [Om. X.] , schewen Crist not `clenly, gessinge [cleerly clensyng O. cleerly gessinge QT. clerly gessende X.] hem for [Om. X.] to [Om. S.] reyse pressure [pressure, ether tribulacioun V.] to my boondis. [verse 18] What sothly? `the while [Om. T.] in [on AGMNOPQSTVWX.] al maner, ether by contencioun [occasioun V.] , ether [other MP. outher X.] by treuthe, Crist is schewid; and in this thing I haue ioye, but and [Om. G pr. m.] `in this thing [Om. V.] I schal haue ioye. [verse 19] Sothli I woot, that this thing schal

come to me into heelthe by ȝoure preier, and the vndirmynistringe of the spirit of [verse 20] Jhesu Crist, vp [after GMPQT. bi V.] myn abidyng and [in Q.] hope. For in no thing I schal be confoundid, `or schamed [Om. OX.] , but in al trist as euermore and now, Crist schal be magnyfied in my body, ether by lyf, ether by deeth. [verse 21] Forsothe to me for [Om. SX.] to lyue Crist is [is the cause QT.] , and for [Om. SX.] to deie wynnyng [is wynnyng V.] . [verse 22] That if for [Om. SX.] to lyue in fleisch, this is fruyt of work to me, and what I schal cheese, I knowe not. [verse 23] Forsoth I am constreyned [constreynynge Q.] of twey [two GMPQTX.] thingis, hau|ynge desyr for [Om. SX.] to be dissolued, `or de|partid the soule fro body [the body AGMNPSTV. gloss om. in OX.] , and for [Om. SX.] to be with Crist, it is moche [Om. T.] more bettere [beter to me GMPQT.] ; [verse 24] forsoth [but V.] for [Om. SX.] to dwelle in fleisch, it [Om. AGMNOPSTVWX.] is nedeful for ȝou. [verse 25] And I tristinge this thing, wot that I schal dwelle [not dwelle V.] , and [and I schal N.] par|fitly dwelle to alle ȝou, to `ȝoure profyit [profit of ȝou X.] [verse 26] and ioye of [and G pr. m.] feith, that ȝoure thankyng habounde in Crist Jhesu in me, by my comynge eftsoone to ȝou. [verse 27] Oonly lyue ȝe worthily to the gospel of Crist, that where [whanne I V.] I schal come and se ȝou, ether [or MX.] absent I schal [Om. V.] heere of ȝou, for [that V.] ȝe stonden in o spirit of o wille, trauelinge to gidere to the feith of the gospel. [verse 28] And in no thing be ȝe aferd of aduersaries [aduersaries, that pursuen ȝou QT.] , the [Om. VX.] which is to hem cause [Om. G pr. m.] of perdicioun, `or of dam|nacioun [Om. G pr. m. MNOPQTX. or damnacioun G sec. m. SVWY.] ; [verse 29] forsoth to ȝou cause of heelthe. And this [this is Y.] thing of [is of QTV.] God. For it is ȝouun to ȝou for Crist, that not oonly ȝe bileuen in to him, but also that ȝe suffren for him; [verse 30] hauynge the [Om. Y.] same stryf [stryf aȝein enmyes QT.] , what `maner and [Om. QT.] ȝe syȝen in me, and now ȝe han herd of me.

CAP. II.

[verse 1] Therfore if ony comfort in Crist, if ony solace of charite, if ony felowschip of spi|rit, if ony [Om. T.] entraylis [entrailis, or affecciouns QT.] of mercy doynge [doynge be in ȝou QT.] , [verse 2] fulfille [fille V.] ȝe my ioye, that ȝe vndirstonde

the same thing, hauynge the same [Om. Q.] cha|rite, of o wille, feelinge the same thing; [verse 3] `nothing [nothyng doynge, nethir QT.] by stryf, nether by veyn glorie, but in mekenesse, demynge `hiȝere to hem silf to gidere [other an other to gydere to hem silf heeȝer, or wor|thier QT. hiȝere than hemself togidere V. or holdende other heȝere X.] , `or ech [Om. W.] holdinge othere [verse 4] hiȝer in [in eche Q.] vertu [Gloss omitted in OX.] ; not ech by him [hem AGMNPQTW.] silf bi|holdinge what thingis ben her owne [Om. V.] , but tho [the M.] thingis that ben of othere [othere men V.] . [verse 5] Forsothe feele ȝe this thing in ȝou, the [Om. V.] which and [was as and Q. was and T.] [verse 6] in [Om. Q.] Crist Jhesu; the [Om. VX.] which whanne he was in the foorme of God, demyde not raueyn, him silf [Om. S.] for [Om. SX.] to be euene to God; [verse 7] but he lowyde [meekide GMPQT. lowide moost V. loweth W.] him silf, takynge the foorme of a seruaunt, into [and to G.] lyknesse of men maad, and in habyt founden as a man. [verse 8] He mekede him silf, maad obedient [obedience O.] `til to [vnto GMPQT.] the [Om. NS.] deeth, forsoth to the [Om. T.] deeth of cross [the cros STVXY.] . [verse 9] For which thing and [Om. N.] God en|hauncide him, and ȝaf to him a name that [verse 10] is aboue al name [names O.] ; that in the name of Jhesu ech kne be bowid, of heuenly thingis [verse 11] and [of V. Om. X.] erthely [erthely thingis VX.] , and of hellis; and ech tunge knowleche, for [that V.] the Lord Jhesu Crist is in the glorie of God the fadir. [verse 12] `And so [Therfore V.] , my mooste dereworthe [derworthe britheren V.] , as euermore ȝe han obeischid, not [not oonly GMPQT.] in my presence oonly [Om. GMPQT.] , but moche more now in myn absence, worche ȝe [Om. T.] with drede and tremblinge ȝoure heelthe. [verse 13] Forsoth [For V.] it is God that worchith in ȝou, and [bothe V.] for [Om. SX.] to wille [wilne V.] , and for [Om. SX.] to perfoorme, for good wille. [verse 14] Forsoth do ȝe alle thingis withouten grucchingis [verse 15] and doutyngis; that ȝe be withoute pleynt, and the [Om. V.] symple sones [as sones V.] of God, withoute reprof, in the myddel of a schrewid nacioun and weyward; among whom [whiche V.] ȝe schynen [verse 16] as ȝyueris of liȝt in [in to SWXY.] the world; holdynge to gidere the word of lyf to my glorie in the day of Crist; for I haue not runnen in veyn, `nether in veyn [Om. K. nether in voyde O.] trauelid [I haue trauelid V.] . [verse 17] But `and

if [thouȝ V.] I be offrid, `or slayn [Om. OX.] , vpon [on VX.] the sacri|fice and seruyce of ȝoure feith, I haue ioye, and `to gidere [I V.] thank ȝou alle. [verse 18] The same thing forsothe and ȝe haue [haueth SX. han T.] ioye, and [and so Q.] `to gidere [Om. V.] thanke [thank|eth SX.] me. [verse 19] Forsoth I hope in the Lord Jhesu [Om. Q.] , me for [Om. SVX.] to [that I schal V.] sende Ty|mothe soone to ȝou, that and I be in [of V.] good ynwitt [coumfort V.] , `or gladnesse [Om. OVX.] , tho [whanne tho V.] thingis knowun [ben knowen V.] that ben at [aboute V.] ȝou. [verse 20] Forsothe [For V.] I haue no man so of o wille, `or acoord [Om. OX.] , that is bisy for ȝou with clene affeccioun, `or desyre [Om. OX.] . [verse 21] Forsoth [Forwhi V.] alle men seken tho thingis that ben her owne, not tho [tho thinges N.] that ben of Crist Jhesu. [verse 22] Forsoth knowe ȝe `the assay [the ysaye G pr. m. that Y saye G sec. m. the experiment, or asaie QT.] of him, for as a sone to the fadir he seruyde with me in the gospel. [verse 23] Forsothe [Therfore V.] I hope me [that I schal V.] for [Om. SVX.] to sende hym to ȝou, a noon as [when T.] I schal se what thingis ben abowte me [me, or what schal byfalle of me QT.] . [verse 24] Sothely in the Lord I triste, for [that V.] and I my silf schal come to ȝou soone. [verse 25] Forsothe I gesside it nedeful for [Om. SX.] to sende to ȝou [ȝou in mene tyme QT.] Epaphrodite, my brother and euene worchere, and myn euene knyȝt [knyȝt in aduersitee QT.] , forsothe ȝoure apostle, and [in G.] the mynystre [seruaunt GMPQT.] of my nede [need, mynystrynge to me QT.] . [verse 26] For [For and O.] sothely he desyride ȝou alle, and he was sorwful, `for that and [therfore that V.] ȝe herden him maad syk. [verse 27] Forwhi and he was maad syk to [til to V.] the deeth, but God hadde mercy on [of GMPQT.] hym; forsoth [Om. O.] not oonly on [of GMPQT.] hym, but also and on [of GMNPQT.] me, lest I hadde heuynesse vpon [on SVX.] heuynesse. [verse 28] Therfore more hastely I sente hym, that `him seyn [whanne ȝe han seyn V.] , eft ȝe haue ioye, and I be withoute heuy|nesse. [verse 29] `And so [Therfore V.] resceyue ȝe him with al ioye in the Lord, and haue ȝe such maner men [Om. X.] with honour [al onour V.] . [verse 30] Forwhi for the work of Crist `til to [vnto GMPQT.] deeth [the deeth GMPQSTXY.] he wente, ȝyuynge his soule [liyf QTV.] , `that is, lyf [Om. OQTVX.] , that he schulde fulfille that that faylide to [of V.] ȝou anentis my seruyse.

CAP. III.

[verse 1] Henne [Hennus GMPSY. Thenne N. Hennes QTV.] forthward [forward AGNOQTVWY.] , my britheren, haue ȝe ioye in the Lord. For [Om. SX.] to write to ȝou the same thingis [theng O.] , forsoth to me not [be it not QT. it is not V.] slow, forsoth [but O.] to ȝou [ȝou it is V.] necessarie. [verse 2] Se ȝe houndis, se ȝe yuel workmen, se ȝe dyuisioun [conscisioun S.] . [verse 3] Sothli we ben circumcisioun, that [whiche V.] bi spirit seruen to God, and glorien in Crist Jhesu, and not hauynge trist in the fleisch, [verse 4] thouȝ I haue trist and [Om. QT. ȝhe V.] in the fleisch [fleische, that haue more matir ȝif it were spedeful, than eny other QT.] . If ony other man is seyn for [Om. STX.] to [to haf O.] triste in [verse 5] fleisch [the fleische GMPQT.] , I more, circumsidid [circumcidid VW.] in the eiȝtith [eyȝte Y.] day, of the kyn [kynrede GMPQT. kynde N.] of Israel, of the lynage of Beniamyn, an Ebrew of Ebrews, vp [after GMPQT. bi V.] [verse 6] the lawe a Pharise, vp [after GMPQT. bi V.] loue pursuwinge the chirche of God, vp [after GMPQT. bi V.] riȝtwysnesse that is in the lawe lyuynge withoute pleynt. [verse 7] But whiche thingis weren to me wyn|nyngis, I haue demyde these [Om. O. these thingis Q.] peiringis for Crist. [verse 8] Netheles [Nereles S.] I gesse alle thingis for [Om. SX.] to be peyrement for the cleer science of Jhesu Crist [Crist, my Lord V.] . For whom I made alle thingis peirement, and I deme as toordis [filthis SV.] , that I [verse 9] wynne Crist, and that I be foundyn in him, not hauynge my riȝtwysnesse that is of the lawe, but `that that [that at O.] is of the feith of Crist [Crist Jhesu V.] , that is of God riȝtwysnesse [the riȝtwisnesse V.] in [verse 10] feith, for [Om. SX.] to knowe him, and the vertu of his rysinge aȝen, and the felowschip of his passioun, I [Om. G pr. m. MOP.] configurid, `or made lyk [Om. X.] , to his [verse 11] deeth, if on [of O. Om. X.] ony maner I [Om. V.] schal come, `or renne aȝens [Om. OV.] , to [into T.] the [Om. T.] resurreccioun that is of deede men [Om. X.] . [verse 12] Not that now I haue takun, or now am [I am G.] parfyit; forsoth I sue, if on [Om. AGMNOPQSXY.] ony maner I schal [Om. V.] comprehende [compre|hende, or take QT.] , `and in what thing [in which thing also V.] I am comprehendid of [on K. in O.] Crist Jhesu. [verse 13] Bretheren, I deme me not for [Om. SVX.] to [that I V.] haue comprehendid; o thing forsothe, I forȝetinge sothli tho thingis

that ben bihyndis, strecchinge my silf for|soth to tho thingis that ben the [Om. S.] formere, [verse 14] to the ordeyned thing, pursue to the pris of the hiȝe cleping of God in Crist Jhesu. [verse 15] Therefore who euere we ben parfyt, feele we this thing [thing, that is, this course or rennynge QT.] . And if ȝe [we SXY.] vndirstonden othir [in other V.] maner ony thing, and [and in O.] that [this V.] thing God schal schewe to ȝou. [verse 16] Netheles to what thing we han comen, that we vndir|stonde the same thing, and that we par|fytli dwelle in the same reule. [verse 17] Britheren, be ȝe my [Om. O.] foloweris, and wayte ȝe hem that walken so [so, that is, diligently byholde ȝee hem QT.] , as ȝe han oure foorme. [verse 18] Forsoth [Forwhi V.] manye walken, whom [whiche V.] I haue seide oft to ȝou, forsoth now and [Om. SX Y pr. m.] I wep|inge seie [seye hem Q.] , the enemyes of Cristis cross, [verse 19] whos ende deeth [is deeth GQTV.] , `or perisching [Om. OQX.] , whos [of whome GQT.] god is the wombe, and glorie [the glorie SV.] in [in the T. into X.] con|fusioun of hem, that saueren [vndirstonden O.] , `or vndir|stonden [Om. GMOPQSTVX.] , ertheli thingis. [verse 20] Forsoth oure lyuynge is in heuenes [heuen QT.] ; `wher of also [whennus also QT.] we abyden the sauyour oure [of oure V.] Lord Jhesu [verse 21] Crist, the [Om. GMPQTV.] which schal refoorme the body of oure mekenesse, configurid, `or maad lyk [Om. OSX.] , to the body of his cleernesse, vp [after GMPQT. bi V.] the worchinge by which he may also make alle thingis suget to hym.

CAP. IV.

[verse 1] `And so [Therfore V.] , my britheren moost derewor|the and moost desyrid, my ioye and my crowne, so stonde ȝe in the Lord, moost dere britheren [Om. X.] . [verse 2] I preie Eucodiam, and I bisech Syntesem, for [Om. SX.] to vndirstonde the same thing in the Lord. [verse 3] Also and [Om. ASVWXY.] I [Om. Q.] preie thee [and thee AGMPQTVWXY.] , german felowe [euen felaw N.] , helpe thou `the ilke [tho X.] wymmen that traueliden [traueilen QT.] with me in the gospel, with Clement and othere my helperis, whos names ben in the book of lyf. [verse 4] Ioye ȝe in the Lord euer more; eft I seie, ioye ȝe [Om. T.] . [verse 5] Be ȝoure temperaunce [tholmoundenesse QT.] , `or pacience [Om. OX.] , knowun to alle men; the

Lord is nyȝ. [verse 6] Be ȝe [Om. V.] no thing bisy, but in al preier and biseching, with doynge of thankingis, be ȝoure axingis knowun at God. [verse 7] And the pees of God, that passith al witt, kepe ȝoure hertis and vndirstond|ingis in Crist Jhesu `oure Lord [Om. V.] . [verse 8] Fro hennus forth, britheren [Om. V pr. m.] , what euere thingis ben sothe, what euere thingis [Om. QT.] chast, what [and what SY.] euere thingis [Om. G pr. m. MPQT.] iust, what euere thingis [Om. GMPQT.] hooly, what euere thingis [Om. GMPQT. thing V.] amyable [loueable OQT. Om. X.] , or able for [Om. GSW.] to be loued [Gloss. om. X.] , what euere thingis [Om. QT.] of good fame, if ony vertu, if ony preis|inge of [or O.] disciplyn, thenke ȝe these thingis, [verse 9] that [the whiche GMPQTY sec. m.] and ȝe han lerud [lernyd GMPQTWY. lernd V.] , and take, and herd, and seyn in me. Do ȝe these thingis [thinges in me Q.] , and God of pees [pees and of loue SV.] schal be with ȝou. [verse 10] For|soth, britheren [brether T.] , I ioyede greetly in the Lord, for sumtyme aftirward ȝe `flouriden aȝen [aȝein florischeden G pr. m. QT. aȝein floureden G sec. m. MP.] for [Om. SVX.] to feele for me, as and ȝe feel|iden [feeliden, or vndurstoden QT.] . [verse 11] Forsoth ȝe weren ocupied [ocupiede in sum aduersite [aduersitees T] QT.] , I seie not as for nede, forsoth [for OV.] I haue lerud [lerned PTY. lerid MW.] , in whiche thingis I am, sufficient for [Om. SVX.] to be. [verse 12] I can and [and I O.] be lowid [bowid T.] , `or mekid [Om. OX.] , I can and [and I O.] abounde, `or haue plente [Om. X.] . Euery where and in alle thingis I am ordeyned [ordeyned, either tauȝt V.] , and `I can be fulfillid [to be fillid V.] , and to [Om. QSTX.] hungre, and [Om. S.] to [Om. QTX.] habounde, and to [Om. QSTX.] suffre myseste [mysese N.] . [verse 13] I may alle thingis in him that comfortith me. [verse 14] Netheles ȝe han don wel, comunynge [comyng G pr. m. O.] to my tribulacioun. [verse 15] Forsoth and ȝe, Phi|lipencis, witen, that in the bigynnyng of the gospel, whanne I wente forth fro Ma|cedonye, no chirche comunede [comynge G pr. m. comounynge G sec. m.] with me in resoun of `thing ȝouun [ȝouun thing GX.] and takun, no but ȝe allone. [verse 16] `For and to Tessalonyk ȝe senten [Whiche senten to Tessalonik V.] oonis [and oones N.] and twyes `in to [also in to V.] vss to me. [verse 17] Not for I [to O.] seke ȝifte, but I requyre [ȝein seek G pr. m. aȝein seke MPQT. seke aȝen O.] , `or seke aȝen [Om. G pr. m. MOPQTVX.] , fruyt haboundynge in ȝoure resoun. [verse 18] Forsoth I haue alle thingis [this O.] , and

habounde; I am repleet [fulfillid GMPQT. fillid V.] with tho thingis takun of Epafrodite, the [Om. V.] which ȝe sente into the odour of swetnesse, a [and S.] couenable oost [sacrifice G pr. m. MPQT.] , or sacrifice [Om. G pr. m. MOPQTX.] , plesynge to God. [verse 19] For|soth my God fulfille [fil V.] al ȝoure desyr, vp [after GMPQT. vpon N. bi V.] his richessis in glorie in Crist Jhesu. [verse 20] For|soth to God and oure fadir be glorie into worldis of worldis. [verse 21] Amen. `Greete ȝe [Greeteth S.] wel euery [eche X.] hooly man [Om. X.] in Crist Jhesu. [verse 22] Tho [The GMPQTY sec. m.] britheren that ben with me, greeten ȝou wel. Alle hooli men greeten ȝou wel, moost sothli tho [thei GMPQTVWXY.] that ben of Cesaris hous. [verse 23] The grace of oure Lord Jhesu Crist be with ȝoure spirit. Amen.

Here endith the epistle to Philipensis, and bigynneth prolog to Colocencis [Here endith the epistle to Philippensis, and here bigynneth the epistle to Colo|censis. A. Here eendeth the epistel to Philipensis, and bygynneth the prologe of the epistel to Colosenses. O. Here endith the pistel to the Philipenses, and bigynneth the pistle to the Colosences. Q. Here endith Phili|pensis, and bigynneth the prologe to Colosencis. V. Here eendith the pistil to Filippensis, and bigynneth the prologe to Colocensis. W. No final rubric in GMPSTXY.] .