1 Paul and Timothy, bondservants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with the overseers and ministers:2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.3 I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,4 always in every prayer of mine making request for you all with joy5 for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now,6 being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it unto the day of Jesus Christ;7 just as it is right for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart, inasmuch as both in my bonds and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers with me of the grace.8 For God is my witness, how greatly I long for you all with the affections of Jesus Christ.9 And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in full true knowledge and all discernment,10 that you may examine the things that differ, that you may be sincere and without blame unto the day of Christ,11 being filled with the fruits of righteousness through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.12 But I want you to know, brethren, that the things which happened to me have actually turned out for the furtherance of the gospel,13 so that it has become evident to the whole palace guard, and to all the rest, that my bonds are in Christ;14 and most of the brethren in the Lord, having become confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the Word without fear.15 Some indeed preach Christ even from envy and strife, and some also from good will:16 The former preach Christ from selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds;17 but the others out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel.18 What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is preached; and in this I rejoice, yes, and will rejoice.19 For I know that this will turn out for my deliverance through your prayer and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,20 according to my earnest expectation and hope that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death.21 For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.22 But if I live on in the flesh, this will mean fruit from my labor; yet what I shall choose I do not know.23 For I am hard pressed between the two, having a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better.24 Nevertheless to remain in the flesh is more necessary for you.25 And being persuaded of this, I know that I shall remain and continue with you all for your progress and joy of faith,26 that your rejoicing for me may be more abundant in Jesus Christ by my coming to you again.27 Only, let your conduct be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your affairs, that you stand firm in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel,28 and not in any way terrified by your adversaries, which is to them a proof of destruction, but to you of salvation, and that from God.29 For to you it has been granted on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for His sake,30 having the same conflict which you saw in me and now hear is in me.

1 Poul and Tymothe, seruauntis of Jhesu Crist, to alle the hooli men in Crist Jhesu, that ben at Filippis, with bischopis and dekenes,2 grace and pees to you of God oure fadir, and of the Lord Jhesu Crist.3 I do thankyngis to my God4 in al mynde of you euere more in alle my preyeris for alle you with ioye, and5 make a bisechyng on youre comynyng in the gospel of Crist, fro the firste day til nowe;6 tristenynge this ilke thing, that he that bigan in you a good werk, schal perfourme it til in to the dai of Jhesu Crist.7 As it is iust to me to feele this thing for alle you, for that Y haue you in herte, and in my boondis, and in defending and confermyng of the gospel, that alle ye be felowis of my ioye.8 For God is a witnesse to me, hou Y coueyte alle you in the bowelis of Jhesu Crist.9 And this thing Y preie, that youre charite be plenteuouse more and more in kunnyng, and in al wit;10 that ye preue the betere thingis, that ye be clene and without offence in the dai of Crist;11 fillid with the fruyt of riytwysnesse bi Jhesu Crist, in to the glory and the heriyng of God.12 For, britheren, Y wole that ye wite, that the thingis that ben aboute me han comun more to the profit of the gospel,13 so that my boondis weren maad knowun in Crist, in ech moot halle, and in alle other placis;14 that mo of britheren tristinge in the Lord more plenteuously for my boondis, dursten without drede speke the word of God.15 But summe for enuye and strijf, summe for good wille, prechen Crist;16 and summe of charite, witinge that Y am put in the defense of the gospel.17 But summe of strijf schewen Crist not cleneli, gessynge hem to reise tribulacioun to my boondis.18 But what? the while on al maner, ethir bi occasioun, ethir bi treuthe, Crist is schewid; and in this thing Y haue ioye, but also Y schal haue ioye.19 And Y woot, that this thing schal come to me in to heelthe bi youre preyer, and the vndurmynystring of the spirit of `Jhesu Crist, bi myn abidyng and hope.20 For in no thing Y schal be schamed, but in al trist as euere more and now, Crist schal be magnefied in my bodi, ether bi lijf, ether bi deth.21 For me to lyue is Crist, and to die is wynnyng.22 That if to lyue in fleisch, is fruyt of werk to me, lo! what Y schal chese, Y knowe not.23 But Y am constreyned of twei thingis, Y haue desire to be dissolued, and to be with Crist, it is myche more betere; but to dwelle in fleisch,24 is nedeful for you.25 And Y tristinge this thing, woot that Y schal dwelle, and perfitli dwelle to alle you, to youre profit and ioye of feith,26 that youre thanking abounde in Crist Jhesu in me, bi my comyng eftsoone to you.27 Oneli lyue ye worthili to the gospel of Crist, that whether whanne Y come and se you, ethir absent Y here of you, that ye stonden in o spirit of o wille, trauelinge togidere to the feith of the gospel.28 And in no thing be ye aferd of aduersaries, which is to hem cause of perdicioun,29 but to you cause of heelthe. And this thing is of God. For it is youun to you for Crist, that not oneli ye bileuen in hym, but also that ye suffren for hym;30 hauynge the same strijf, which ye saien in me, and now ye han herd of me.