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The Bishops' Bible (1568)
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[1]Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons: [1]Paul & Timotheus the seruauntes of Iesus Christ: To all the saintes in Christ Iesus, whiche are at Philippos, with the bisshops & deacons
[2]Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. [2]Grace [be] vnto you, and peace fro God our father, and [from] the Lorde Iesus Christ
[3]I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, [3]I thanke my God, with all remembraunce of you
[4]Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy, [4]Alwayes in all my prayer for all you, makyng prayer with gladnesse,
[5]For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now; [5]For your felowship in the Gospell, fro the first day vntyll nowe
[6]Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ: [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]Even as it is meet 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. [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 beyng partakers of my grace
[8]For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ. [8]For God is my recorde howe greatly I long after you all, in the bowels of Iesus Christe
[9]And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment; [9]And this I pray, that your loue may abounde yet more and more in knowledge, and in all vnderstandyng
[10]That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ. [10]That ye maye discerne thynges that differ, that ye maye be pure, and without offence, tyll the day of Christe
[11]Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God. [11]Beyng fylled with the fruites of righteousnesse, which [are] by Iesus Christ, vnto the glorie and prayse of God
[12]But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things which happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel; [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 bonds in Christ are manifest in all the palace, and in all other places; [13]So that my bondes in Christe, are manifest, throughout all the iudgement hall, and in all other [places.
[14]And many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear. [14]And many of the brethren of the Lord, beyng incouraged through my bondes, dare more plentifully speake the word, without feare
[15]Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will: [15]Some preache Christe of enuie & strife, and some of good wyll
[16]The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds: [16]The one preache Christe of strife, not sincerely, supposyng to adde more affliction to my bondes
[17]But the other of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel. [17]But the others of loue, knowing that I am set to the defence of the Gospell
[18]What then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretence, or in truth, Christ is preached; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice. [18]What then? So that Christe be preached any maner of way, whether it be by pretence, or by trueth, I ioy therein, and wyll ioy
[19]For I know that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, [19]For I knowe that this shall turne to my saluation, through your prayer, and ministryng of the spirite of Iesus Christe
[20]According to my earnest expectation and my 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 it be by life, or by death. [20]Accordyng to my expectation, and my hope, yt in nothyng I shalbe ashamed: but yt with all boldnesse, as alwayes, so now also, Christ shalbe magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death
[21]For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. [21]For Christe [is] to me lyfe, and death [is] to me aduantage
[22]But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose I wot not. [22]But if I lyue in the fleshe, this (is) the fruite of my labour, and what I shall chose, I wote not
[23]For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better: [23]For I am in a strayte betwixt two, hauyng a desire to be loosed, and to be with Christ, which is much farre better
[24]Nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more needful for you. [24]Neuerthelesse, to abyde in ye fleshe, [is] more needefull 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; [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 rejoicing may be more abundant in Jesus Christ for me by my coming to you again. [26]That your reioysyng may be ye more aboundaunt in Iesus Christe for me, by my commyng to you agayne
[27]Only let your conversation 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; [27]Only let your conuersation be, as it becommeth the Gospell of Christe: that whether I come and set you, or els be absent, I may yet heare of your matters, that ye continue in one spirite, in one soule, fyghtyng together for ye fayth of the Gospell
[28]And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God. [28]And in nothyng fearyng your aduersaries, which is to them a token of perdition: but to you of saluatio, and that of God
[29]For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake; [29]For vnto you it is geuen for Christe, not only this to beleue on hym: but also this, to suffer for his sake
[30]Having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me. [30]Hauing the same fight, which ye sawe in me, and nowe heare in me
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