The. holie. Bible. conteynyng the olde Testament and the newe.

¶The first Chapter.

1 Saint Paul discouereth his heart towardes them, 3 by his thankes geuyng, 4 prayers, 8 and wisshes for their fayth and saluation. 7.12.20. He sheweth the fruite of his crosse, 15.27. and exhorteth them to vnitie, 28 and pacience.

[unspec A] 1 PAul & Timotheus the seruauntes of Iesus Christ: To all the saintes in Christ Iesus, whi∣che are at Philip∣pos, with the bis∣shops & deacons:

2 Grace [be] vnto you, and peace frō God our father, and [from] the Lorde Iesus Christ.

3 ☞I thanke my God, with all remem∣braunce of you,

4 (* 1.1Alwayes in all my prayer for all you, makyng prayer with gladnesse,)

5 For your felowship in the Gospell, frō the first (a) 1.2 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 be∣yng partakers of my (b) 1.3 grace.

8 For God is my recorde howe greatly I long after you all, in the * 1.4 bowels of Iesus Christe.

9 *And this I pray, that your loue may abounde yet more and more in know∣ledge, and in all vnderstandyng:

10 That ye maye discerne thynges that [unspec B] differ, that ye maye be pure, and with∣out offence, tyll the day of Christe.

11 Beyng fylled with the fruites of righ∣teousnesse, which [are] by Iesus Christ, vnto the glorie and prayse of God.☜

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 (d) 1.5 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 afflic∣tion 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 prea∣ched any maner of way, whether it be by pretence, or by trueth, I ioy therein, and wyll ioy.

19 For I knowe that this shall turne [unspec C]

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

20 Accordyng to my expectation, and my hope, y^t in nothyng I shalbe ashamed: but y^t 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 * 1.6For 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 y^e * 1.7 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,

26 That your reioysyng may be y^e more [unspec D] aboundaunt in Iesus Christe for me, by my commyng to you agayne.

27 Only let your conuersation be, * 1.8 as it becommeth the Gospell of Christe: that whether I come and see you, or els be absent, I may yet heare of your mat∣ters, that ye continue in one spirite, in one soule, fyghtyng together for y^e fayth of the Gospell.

28 And in nothyng fearyng your aduer∣saries, which is to them a token of per∣dition: but to you of saluatiō, and (c) 1.9 that of God.

29 For vnto you it is geuen () 1.10 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.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Rom i. b. Coloss. i a
• (a) 1.2

  That ye receaued the Gospell.
• (b) 1.3

  Of this peculier bene¦fite to suffer for Christes sake.
• * 1.4

  That is, from the very heart ••oote of Iesus Christ
• (d) 1.5

  whiche I susteyne for Christes cause.
• * 1.6

  •• Cor v. a.
• * 1.7

  Or, bodie.
• * 1.8

  Ephe iiii. ••.
• (c) 1.9

  God she∣weth by this meanes of bea¦ryng y^e crosse, who are his, and who are not.
• () 1.10

  Or, Christes cause.