1 Corinthians · Chapter 16

[ edit] Forſoþe of þe collectis, or gaderingis of moneye, þat ben maad in to ſeyntis, as Y ordeyned in þe chirchis of Galaþi, ſo and do ȝe, by oon of þe woke. Ech of ȝou kepe, or leye vp, at hym ſilf, kepinge þat þat ſchal pleſe to him, þat not whanne I ſchal come, þanne be maad collectis. Forſoþe whanne I ſchal be preſent, whom ȝe ſchulen proue bi epiſtlis, hem I ſchal ſende for to perfytly bere ȝoure grace in to Jeruſalem. For if it ſchal be worþi þat and I go, þei ſchulen go wiþ me. Soþli I ſchal come to ȝou, whanne I ſchal paſſe by Macedonye; forwhi I ſchal paſſe by Macedonye. Soþli perauenture I ſchal dwelle at ȝou, or alſo dwelle by wyntir, þat and ȝe lede me whidir euere I ſchal go.

Soþli I wole not now ſe ȝou in paſſynge, forſoþe I hope ſum what of tyme for to dwelle at ȝou, if God ſchal ſuffre. Forſoþ I ſchal dwelle at Effecy, til to Witſuntide. Soþli a greet dore and euident, or opyn, is openyd to me, and manye aduerſaries. Soþli if Tymoþe ſchal come, ſe ȝe þat he be wiþoute drede at ȝou, for he worchiþ þe work of þe Lord, as and I. Þerfore no man diſpiſe him; forſoþ lede ȝe him in pees, þat he come to me; forſoþ I abyde hym wiþ briþeren. Forſoþ, briþeren, I make knowun to ȝou of Apollo, for I preiede hym moche, þat he ſchulde come to ȝou, wiþ briþeren. And ſoþli it was not his wille, þat he ſchulde come now; forſoþ he ſchal come, whanne it ſchal be able to hym.

Wake ȝe, and ſtonde ȝe in þe feiþ; do ȝe manly, and be ȝe coumfortid in þe Lord, and be alle ȝoure þingis don in charite. Forſoþe, briþeren, I beſeche ȝou, ȝe han knowen þe hous of Sþeuene, þe womman, and of Fortunati, and Acaye, for þei ben þe firſte fruytis of Acaye, and in to mynyſterie of ſeyntis þei han ordeyned hem ſilf; þat and ȝe be ſugettis to ſuch, and to ech worchinge to gidere and trauelinge. Forſoþe I enioye in þe preſence of Sþeuene, þe womman, and of Fortunate, and Acaye; for þei fulfilliden þat þing þat faylide to ȝou; forſoþ þei han fulfillid and my ſpirit and ȝoure. Þerfore knowe ȝe hem, þat ben ſuche maner men. Alle þe chirchis of Aſye greeten ȝou wel.

Aquyla and Priſca greeten ȝou moche in þe Lord, at þe whiche and I am herborid, wiþ her homely chirche. Alle briþeren greeten ȝou wel. Grete ȝe wel to gidere in hooly coſſ. My greetynge by Poulis hond. If ony man loue not oure Lord Jheſu Criſt, be he curſid, Maranaþa, þat is, in þe comynge of þe Lord. Þe grace of oure Lord Jheſu Criſt be wiþ ȝou. My charite be wiþ ȝou alle in Criſt Jheſu oure Lord. Amen. Here endiþ þe firſt piſtle to þe Corynþies, and now bigynneþ þe ſecounde.