Philippians · Chapter 2

[ edit] Therfore if ony comfort in Criſt, if ony ſolace of charite, if ony felowſchip of ſpirit, if ony entraylis of mercy doynge, fulfille ȝe my ioye, þat ȝe vndirſtonde þe ſame þing, hauynge þe ſame charite, of o wille, feelinge þe ſame þing; noþing by ſtryf, neþer by veyn glorie, but in mekeneſſe, demynge hiȝere to hem ſilf to gidere, or ech holdinge oþere hiȝer in vertu; not ech by him ſilf biholdinge what þingis ben her owne, but þo þingis þat ben of oþere.

Forſoþe feele ȝe þis þing in ȝou, þe which and in Criſt Jheſu; þe which whanne he was in þe foorme of God, demyde not raueyn, him ſilf for to be euene to God; but he lowyde him ſilf, takynge þe foorme of a ſeruaunt, into lykneſſe of men maad, and in habyt founden as a man. He mekede him ſilf, maad obedient til to þe deeþ, forſoþ to þe deeþ of croſſ. For which þing and God enhauncide him, and ȝaf to him a name þat is aboue al name; þat in þe name of Jheſu ech kne be bowid, of heuenly þingis and erþely, and of hellis; and ech tunge knowleche, for þe Lord Jheſu Criſt is in þe glorie of God þe fadir.

And ſo, my mooſte dereworþe, as euermore ȝe han obeiſchid, not in my preſence oonly, but moche more now in myn abſence, worche ȝe wiþ drede and tremblinge ȝoure heelþe. Forſoþ it is God þat worchiþ in ȝou, and for to wille, and for to perfoorme, for good wille. Forſoþ do ȝe alle þingis wiþouten grucchingis and doutyngis; þat ȝe be wiþoute pleynt, and þe ſymple ſones of God, wiþoute reprof, in þe myddel of a ſchrewid nacioun and weyward; among whom ȝe ſchynen as ȝyueris of liȝt in þe world; holdynge to gidere þe word of lyf to my glorie in þe day of Criſt; for I haue not runnen in veyn, neþer in veyn trauelid.

But and if I be offrid, or ſlayn, vpon þe ſacrifice and ſeruyce of ȝoure feiþ, I haue ioye, and to gidere þank ȝou alle. Þe ſame þing forſoþe and ȝe haue ioye, and to gidere þanke me. Forſoþ I hope in þe Lord Jheſu, me for to ſende Tymoþe ſoone to ȝou, þat and I be in good ynwitt, or gladneſſe, þo þingis knowun þat ben at ȝou. Forſoþe I haue no man ſo of o wille, or acoord, þat is biſy for ȝou wiþ clene affeccioun, or deſyre. Forſoþ alle men ſeken þo þingis þat ben her owne, not þo þat ben of Criſt Jheſu. Forſoþ knowe ȝe þe aſſay of him, for as a ſone to þe fadir he ſeruyde wiþ me in þe goſpel. Forſoþe I hope me for to ſende hym to ȝou, a noon as I ſchal ſe what þingis ben abowte me.

Soþely in þe Lord I triſte, for and I my ſilf ſchal come to ȝou ſoone. Forſoþe I geſſide it nedeful for to ſende to ȝou Epaphrodite, my broþer and euene worchere, and myn euene knyȝt, forſoþe ȝoure apoſtle, and þe mynyſtre of my nede. For ſoþely he deſyride ȝou alle, and he was ſorwful, for þat and ȝe herden him maad ſyk. Forwhi and he was maad ſyk to þe deeþ, but God hadde mercy on hym; forſoþ not oonly on hym, but alſo and on me, leſt I hadde heuyneſſe vpon heuyneſſe. Þerfore more haſtely I ſente hym, þat him ſeyn, eft ȝe haue ioye, and I be wiþoute heuyneſſe. And ſo reſceyue ȝe him wiþ al ioye in þe Lord, and haue ȝe ſuch maner men wiþ honour.

Forwhi for þe work of Criſt til to deeþ he wente, ȝyuynge his ſoule, þat is, lyf, þat he ſchulde fulfille þat þat faylide to ȝou anentis my ſeruyſe.