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[1]Lordis, yyue ye to seruauntis that that is iust and euene, witinge that also ye han a Lord in heuene.
[2]Be ye bisi in preier, and wake in it, in doynge of thankyngis;
[3]and preie ech for othere, and for vs, that God opene to vs the dore of word, to speke the misterie of Crist;
[4]for which also Y am boundun, that Y schewe it, so as it bihoueth me to speke.
[5]Walke ye in wisdom to hem that ben with outen forth, ayenbiynge tyme.
[6]Youre word be sauered in salt eueremore in grace; that ye wite, hou it bihoueth you to answere to ech man.
[7]Titicus, most dere brother, and feithful mynyster, and my felowe in the Lord, schal make alle thingis knowun to you, that ben aboute me.
[8]Whom Y sente to you to this same thing, that he knowe what thingis ben aboute you, and coumforte youre hertis, with Onesyme,
[9]most dere and feithful brother, which is of you; whiche schulen make alle thingis that ben doon here, knowun to you.
[10]Aristark, prisoner with me, gretith you wel, and Mark, the cosyn of Barnabas, of whom ye han take maundementis; if he come to you, resseyue ye hym;
[11]and Jhesus, that is seid Just; whiche ben of circumcisioun; thei aloone ben myn helperis in the kingdom of God, that weren to me in solace.
[12]Epafras, that is of you, the seruaunt of Jhesu Crist, gretith you wel; euere bisi for you in preyeris, that ye stonde perfit and ful in al the wille of God.
[13]And Y bere witnessyng to hym, that he hath myche trauel for you, and for hem that ben at Loadice, and that ben at Ierapolim.
[14]Luk, the leche most dere, and Demas, greten you wel.
[15]Grete ye wel the britheren that ben at Loadice, and the womman Nynfam, and the chirche that is in hir hous.
[16]And whanne this pistle is red among you, do ye, that it be red in the chirche of Loadicensis; and rede ye that pistle that is of Loadicensis.
[17]And seie ye to Archippus, Se the mynysterie, that thou hast takun in the Lord, that thou fille it.
[18]My salutacioun, bi the hoond of Poul. Be ye myndeful of my boondis. The grace of the Lord Jhesu Crist be with you. Amen.
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