Philippians · Chapter 4

[ edit] And ſo, my briþeren mooſt dereworþe and mooſt deſyrid, my ioye and my crowne, ſo ſtonde ȝe in þe Lord, mooſt dere briþeren. I preie Eucodiam, and I biſech Synteſem, for to vndirſtonde þe ſame þing in þe Lord. Alſo and I preie þee, german felowe, helpe þou þe ilke wymmen þat traueliden wiþ me in þe goſpel, wiþ Clement and oþere my helperis, whos names ben in þe book of lyf. Ioye ȝe in þe Lord euer more; eft I ſeie, ioye ȝe. Be ȝoure temperaunce, or pacience, knowun to alle men; þe Lord is nyȝ. Be ȝe no þing biſy, but in al preier and biſeching, wiþ doynge of þankingis, be ȝoure axingis knowun at God.

And þe pees of God, þat paſſiþ al witt, kepe ȝoure hertis and vndirſtondingis in Criſt Jheſu oure Lord. Fro hennus forþ, briþeren, what euere þingis ben ſoþe, what euere þingis chaſt, what euere þingis iuſt, what euere þingis hooly, what euere þingis amyable, or able for to be loued, what euere þingis of good fame, if ony vertu, if ony preiſinge of diſciplyn, þenke ȝe þeſe þingis, þat and ȝe han lerud, and take, and herd, and ſeyn in me. Do ȝe þeſe þingis, and God of pees ſchal be wiþ ȝou. Forſoþ, briþeren, I ioyede greetly in þe Lord, for ſumtyme aftirward ȝe flouriden aȝen for to feele for me, as and ȝe feeliden.

Forſoþ ȝe weren ocupied, I ſeie not as for nede, forſoþ I haue lerud, in whiche þingis I am, ſufficient for to be. I can and be lowid, or mekid, I can and abounde, or haue plente. Euery where and in alle þingis I am ordeyned, and I can be fulfillid, and to hungre, and to habounde, and to ſuffre myſeſte. I may alle þingis in him þat comfortiþ me. Neþeles ȝe han don wel, comunynge to my tribulacioun. Forſoþ and ȝe, Philipencis, witen, þat in þe bigynnyng of þe goſpel, whanne I wente forþ fro Macedonye, no chirche comunede wiþ me in reſoun of þing ȝouun and takun, no but ȝe allone. For and to Teſſalonyk ȝe ſenten oonis and twyes in to vſſ to me.

Not for I ſeke ȝifte, but I requyre, or ſeke aȝen, fruyt haboundynge in ȝoure reſoun. Forſoþ I haue alle þingis, and habounde; I am repleet wiþ þo þingis takun of Epafrodite, þe which ȝe ſente into þe odour of ſwetneſſe, a couenable ooſt, or ſacrifice, pleſynge to God. Forſoþ my God fulfille al ȝoure deſyr, vp his richeſſis in glorie in Criſt Jheſu. Forſoþ to God and oure fadir be glorie into worldis of worldis. Amen. Greete ȝe wel euery hooly man in Criſt Jheſu. Þo briþeren þat ben wiþ me, greeten ȝou wel. Alle hooli men greeten ȝou wel, mooſt ſoþli þo þat ben of Ceſaris hous. Þe grace of oure Lord Jheſu Criſt be wiþ ȝoure ſpirit. Amen.

Here endiþ þe epiſtle to Philipenſis, and bigynneþ prolog to Colocencis.