The Newe Testament dylygently corrected and compared with the Greke by Willyam Tindale, and fynesshed in the yere of our Lorde God A.M.D. & xxxiiij. in the moneth of Nouember.

¶ The .ii. Chapter.

IF ther be amōge you eny consolacion in [ A] Christ / yf ther be eny cōfortable love / yf there be eny fellishippe of the sprete / yf ther be eny cōpassion or mercy: fulfyll my ioye / that ye drawe one waye / havinge one lo∣ve / beynge of one accorde / and of one mynde / that nothinge be done thorow stryfe or vayne glory / but that in mekenes of mynde every man esteme other better then him selfe / & that no man consyder his awne / but what is mete for other.* 1.1

✚ Let the same mynde be in you that was in Christ Iesu: Which beynge in the shape of god / and thought it not robbery to be equall with god. Neverthelesse he made him silfe of no reputacion / and toke on him the shape of a servaunte / & became lyke vnto men / and was founde in his aparell as a man▪ He humbled him silfe & became obediēt vnto y^• deeth / even [ B] the deeth of the crosse. Wherfore god hath ex¦alted* 1.2 him / and gevē him a name above all na∣mes: that in the name of Iesus shuld every* 1.3 knee bowe / bothe of thing{is} in hevē & thinges in erth & thing{is} vnder erth / and that all ton∣ges* 1.4 shuld confesse that Iesus Christ is the lorde vnto the prayse of God the father. ⊢

Wherfore my dearly beloved / as ye have al¦ways obeyed / not when I was present only / but now moche more in myne absence / even so worke out youre awne * 1.5 saluaciō with feare & tremblynge. For it is god which worketh in you / both y^• will & also y^• dede / evē of good will [ C]

Do all thyng{is} with out murmurynge & dis¦putynge / that ye maye be faute lesse and pure / and the sonnes of God with out rebuke / in y^• middes of a croked & a perverse nacion / amon¦ge which se that ye shyne as lightes in the worlde / holdinge fast the worde of lyfe / vnto my reioysynge in y^• daye of Christ / that I ha∣ve not runne in vayne / nether have labored in vayne. Yee & though I be offered vp vpon the offerynge and sacrifice of youre fayth▪ I re¦ioyce / and reioyce with you all. For the same cause also / reioyce ye / and reioyce ye with me.

I trust in the lorde Iesus for to sende Ti∣motheus shortly vnto you / that I also maye be of good comforte / when I knowe what ca∣se ye stonde in. For I have nomā that is so ly¦ke mynded to me / which with so pure affecciō careth for youre matters. For all other seke y^• ir awne / and not that which is Iesus Christe Ye knowe the proffe of him / howe that as a sone with the father / so with me bestowed he his labour apon the gospell. Him I hope to sende assone as I knowe how it will go with me. I trust in the lorde I also my silfe shall come shortly. [ D]

I supposed it necessary to sende brother E∣paphroditus vnto you / my companion in la∣boure

& felowe soudier / youre Apostel and my minister at my nedes. For he longed after you [ D] and was full of hevines / because that ye had hearde saye that he shuld be sicke. And no dou¦te he was sicke / and that nye vnto deeth. But god had mercy on him: not on him only / but on me also / lest▪ I shuld have had sorowe apon sorowe.

I sent him therfore the diligentliar / that when ye shuld se him / ye myght reioyce agay∣ne / and I myght be the lesse sorowfull. Recea¦ve him therfore in the lorde with all gladnes / and make moche of soche: because that for y^• worke of Christ he went so farre / that he was nye vnto deeth / and regarded not his lyfe / to fulfill that service which was lackynge on youre parte towarde me.

Notes

• * 1.1

  To folo∣we christ is oure professiō and so to vinble ou¦re selues / that we mave be so exalted
• * 1.2

  hebr. ij. b
• * 1.3

  ••om. xiiij
• * 1.4

  esa. xlv.
• * 1.5

  As ye be saued frō synne tho¦row faith so worke accordyn¦ge to the couena••••t vntyll ye come to the salua¦ciō of glo¦ry. For yf ye cease workige / the spiri∣te quen∣cheth aga¦yne / and ye cease to be parta∣kers of y^• promes.