Philippians 1

1 Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, together with the bishops and deacons:

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 be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

grace and pees to you of God oure fadir, and of the Lord Jhesu Crist.

3 I thank my God in all my remembrance of you,

I do thankyngis to my God

4 always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy

in al mynde of you euere more in alle my preyeris for alle you with ioye, and

5 on account of your fellowship in the cause of the gospel from the first day until now;

make a bisechyng on youre comynyng in the gospel of Crist, fro the firste day til nowe;

6 being confident of this very thing, that he who began in you a good work, will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus;

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 even as it is right for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, all of you being sharers of the grace bestowed on me.

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 my witness how much I long for you all in the tender affection of Christ Jesus.

For God is a witnesse to me, hou Y coueyte alle you in the bowelis of Jhesu Crist.

9 And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all discernment;

And this thing Y preie, that youre charite be plenteuouse more and more in kunnyng, and in al wit;

10 so that ye may approve the things that are most excellent, in order that ye may be pure and without offence against the day of Christ,

that ye preue the betere thingis, that ye be clene and without offence in the dai of Crist;

11 being filled with the fruit of righteousness which is through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

fillid with the fruyt of riytwysnesse bi Jhesu Crist, in to the glory and the heriyng of God.

12 But I wish you to know, brethren, that things with me have resulted in the furtherance of the gospel;

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 bonds have become known in connection with Christ in the whole camp of the imperial guards, and to all the rest;

so that my boondis weren maad knowun in Crist, in ech moot halle, and in alle other placis;

14 and that the great part of the brethren, made confident in the Lord by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.

that mo of britheren tristinge in the Lord more plenteuously for my boondis, dursten without drede speke the word of God.

15 Some indeed preach Christ even from envy and strife, and some also from good will.

But summe for enuye and strijf, summe for good wille, prechen Crist;

16 but they who are of a factious spirit preach Christ with no pure intent, thinking to stir up affliction to my bonds.

and summe of charite, witinge that Y am put in the defense of the gospel.

17 They who are of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel;

But summe of strijf schewen Crist not cleneli, gessynge hem to reise tribulacioun to my boondis.

18 What then? Notwithstanding, in every way, whether in pretence or in truth, Christ is preached; and therein do I rejoice, yea, and shall rejoice.

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 For I know that this will turn out to my salvation through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,

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 according to my earnest expectation and hope, that in nothing I shall be put to shame, but that with all boldness, as always, so also now, Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life, or by death.

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 to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

For me to lyue is Crist, and to die is wynnyng.

22 But if to live in the flesh, if this is to me the fruit of my labor, then what I should choose, I cannot say;

That if to lyue in fleisch, is fruyt of werk to me, lo! what Y schal chese, Y knowe not.

23 but I am held in a strait by the two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; for it is far better;

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 but to abide in the flesh is more needful for your sake.

is nedeful for you.

25 And being persuaded of this, I know that I shall abide and continue with you all for your advancement and joy in your faith,

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 your glorying in me, in the cause of Christ Jesus, may be more abundant by my coming to you again.

that youre thanking abounde in Crist Jhesu in me, bi my comyng eftsoone to you.

27 Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, that whether I come and see you, or remain absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one soul striving together for the faith of the gospel,

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 nothing terrified by your adversaries; which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation; and that from God;

And in no thing be ye aferd of aduersaries, which is to hem cause of perdicioun,

29 for to you it was given in behalf of Christ, not only to believe in him, but in his behalf to suffer also;

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 as ye have the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear of in me.

hauynge the same strijf, which ye saien in me, and now ye han herd of me.