1If ther be amonge you eny consolacion in Christ yf ther be eny cofortable love yf there be eny fellishippe of the sprete yf ther be eny compassion or mercy:

2fulfyll my ioye that ye drawe one waye havinge one love beynge of one accorde and of one mynde

3that nothinge be done thorow stryfe or vayne glory but that in mekenes of mynde every man esteme other better then him selfe

4and that no man consyder his awne but what is mete for other.

5Let the same mynde be in you that was in Christ Iesu:

6Which beynge in the shape of god and thought it not robbery to be equall with god.

7Neverthelesse he made him silfe of no reputacion and toke on him the shape of a servaunte and became lyke vnto men

8and was founde in his aparell as a man. He humbled him silfe and became obediet vnto the deeth even the deeth of the crosse.

9Wherfore god hath exalted him and geve him a name above all names:

10that in the name of Iesus shuld every knee bowe bothe of thinges in heven and thinges in erth and thinges vnder erth

11and that all tonges shuld confesse that Iesus Christ is the lorde vnto the prayse of God the father.

12Wherfore my dearly beloved as ye have always obeyed not when I was present only but now moche more in myne absence even so worke out youre awne saluacion with feare and tremblynge.

13For it is god which worketh in you both the will and also that dede even of good will

14Do all thynge with out murmurynge and disputynge

15that ye maye be fautelesse and pure and the sonnes of God with out rebuke in the middes of a croked and a perverse nacion amonge which se that ye shyne as lightes in the worlde

16holdinge fast the worde of lyfe vnto my reioysynge in the daye of Christ that I have not runne in vayne

17nether have labored in vayne. Yee and though I be offered vp vpon the offerynge and sacrifice of youre fayth: I reioyce and reioyce with you all.

18For the same cause also reioyce ye and reioyce ye with me.

19I trust in the lorde Iesus for to sende Timotheus shortly vnto you that I also maye be of good comforte when I knowe what case ye stonde in.

20For I have no man that is so lyke mynded to me which with so pure affeccion careth for youre matters.

21For all other seke ytir awne and not that which is Iesus Christes.

22Ye knowe the proffe of him howe that as a sone with the father so with me bestowed he his labour apon the gospell.

23Him I hope to sende assone as I knowe how it will go with me.

24I trust in the lorde I also my silfe shall come shortly.

25I supposed it necessary to sende brother Epaphroditus vnto you my companion in laboure and felowe soudier youre Apostel and my minister at my nedes.

26For he longed after you and was full of hevines because that ye had hearde saye that he shuld be sicke.

27And no doute he was sicke and that nye vnto deeth. But god had mercy on him: not on him only but on me also lest I shuld have had sorowe apon sorowe.

28I sent him therfore the diligentliar that when ye shuld se him ye myght reioyce agayne and I myght be the lesse sorowfull.

29Receave him therfore in the lorde with all gladnes and make moche of soche:

30because that for the worke of Christ he went so farre that he was nye vnto deeth and regarded not his lyfe to fulfill that service which was lackynge on youre parte towarde me.