31 God, his way is without wem; the speech of the Lord is examined with fire, that is, is pure and clean as metal proved in the furnace; he is a shield of all men hoping in him.

30 My God, his way is undefouled; the speeches of the Lord be examined by fire; he is [the] defender of all men hoping in him.

1 Alleluia. [Aleph.] Blessed be men without wem in the way; that go in the law of the Lord.

2 He that entereth without wem; and worketh rightfulness [or rightwise-ness]. He that speaketh truth in his heart;

3 which did not guile in his tongue. Nor did evil to his neighbour; and took not reproof against his neighbours.

7 He shall keep the health of rightful [or rightwise] men, and he shall defend them that go simply.

2 For all we offend in many things. If any man offendeth not in word, this is a perfect man, for also he may lead about all the body with a bridle.

27 A clean religion, and unwemmed with God and the Father, is this, to visit fatherless and motherless children, and widows in their tribulation, and to keep himself undefouled from this world.

17 Each good gift, and each perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is none other changing, nor over-shadowing of reward.

9 and he brought to the end [or he led to perfection] is made cause of everlasting health to all that obey him,

21 Jesus saith to him, If thou wilt be perfect, go, and sell all things that thou hast, and give to poor men, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, and pursue me.

11 These things I spake to you, that my joy be in you, and your joy be full-filled.

24 Till now ye asked nothing in my name; ask ye, and ye shall take, that your joy be full.

2 And do not ye be conformed to this world, but be ye reformed in newness of your wit, that ye prove which is the will of God, good, and well pleasing, and perfect.

10 But, brethren, I beseech you, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all say the same thing, and that dissensions, [or schisms, or divisions, or discords], be not among you; but be ye perfect in the same wit, and in the same knowing.

14 And upon all these things have ye charity, that is the bond of perfectness [or of perfection].

1 Therefore if any comfort is in Christ, if any solace of charity, if any fellowship of Spirit, if any inwardness of mercy doing,

2 [ful] fill ye my joy, that ye under-stand the same thing, and have the same charity, of one will, and feel the same thing;

3 nothing [doing] by strife, neither by vain glory, but in meekness, deeming each other to be higher [in virtue] than himself;

4 not beholding each by himself what things be his own, but those things that be of other men.

5 And feel ye this thing in you, which was also in Christ Jesus;

6 which when he was in the form of God, deemed not raven, that himself were even to God [or himself to be even to God],

7 but he lowed [or meeked] himself, taking the form of a servant, and was made into the likeness of men,

8 and in habit was found as a man. He meeked himself, and was made obedient to the death, yea, to the death of the cross.

9 For which thing God enhanced him, and gave to him a name that is above all name;

10 that in the name of Jesus each knee be bowed, of heavenly things, [and] of earthly things, and of hell’s;

11 and each tongue acknowledge, that the Lord Jesus Christ is in the glory of God the Father.

12 Therefore, my most dearworthy brethren, as evermore ye have obeyed, not in my presence only, but much more now in mine absence, work ye with dread and trembling your health.

13 For it is God that worketh in you, both to will, and to perform, for good will.

14 And do ye all things without grutchings, and doubtings;

15 that ye be without complaint, and simple as the sons of God, without reproof, in the middle of a shrewd nation and a wayward; among which ye shine as givers of light in the world.

16 And hold ye together the word of life to my glory in the day of Christ; for I have not run in vain, neither I have travailed in vain.

17 But though I be offered or slain on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I have joy, and I thank you all.

18 And for the same thing have ye joy, and [together] thank ye me.

19 And I hope in the Lord Jesus, that I shall send Timothy soon to you, that I be of good comfort, when those things be known that be about you.

20 For I have no man so of one will, that is busy for you with clean affection.

21 For all men seek those things that be their own, not those that be of Christ Jesus.

22 But know ye the assay of him, for as a son to the father he hath served with me in the gospel.

23 Therefore I hope that I shall send him to you, anon as I see what things be about me.

24 And I trust in the Lord, that also myself shall come to you soon.

25 And I guessed it needful to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother and even-worker, and mine even-knight, but your apostle, and the minister of my need.

26 For he desired you all, and he was sorrowful, therefore that ye heard that he was sick.

27 For he was sick to the death, but God had mercy on him; and not only on him, but also on me, lest I had heaviness on heaviness.

28 Therefore more hastily I sent him, that when ye have seen him, ye have joy again, and I be without heaviness.

29 Therefore receive ye him with all joy in the Lord, and have ye such with all honour.

30 For the work of Christ he went to death, giving his life, that he should fulfill that that failed of you with my service.

15 See ye, that no man yield evil for evil to any man; but evermore pursue ye that that is good, each to other, and to all men.

10 But he knoweth my way, and he shall prove me as gold, that passeth through the fire.

11 My foot pursued [or followed] his steps; I kept to his way, and I bowed not away from it.