Letters to the Churches

Notwithstanding yee haue well done, that yee did communicate to mine affliction.

And yee Philippians knowe also that in the beginning of the Gospell, when I departed from Macedonia, no Church communicated with me, concerning the matter of giuing and receiuing, but yee onely.

For euen when I was in Thessalonica, yee sent once, and afterward againe for my necessitie,

Not that I desire a gift: but I desire the fruit which may further your reckoning.

Now I haue receiued all, and haue plentie: I was euen filled, after that I had receiued of Epaphroditus that which came from you, an odour that smellleth sweete, a sacrifice acceptable and pleasant to God.

And my God shall fulfill all your necessities through his riches with glorie in Iesus Christ.

Vnto God euen our Father be praise for euermore, Amen.

Salute all the Saintes in Christ Iesus. The brethren, which are with me, greete you.

All the Saintes salute you, and most of all they which are of Cesars houshold.

The grace of our Lord Iesus Christ be with you all, Amen. Written to the Philippians from Rome, and sent by Epaphroditus.

Paul an Apostle of Iesus Christ, by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother,

To them which are at Colosse, Saintes and faithfull brethren in Christ: Grace bee with you, and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Iesus Christ.

We giue thankes to God euen ye Father of our Lord Iesus Christ, alway praying for you:

Since wee heard of your faith in Christ Iesus, and of your loue toward all Saintes,

For the hopes sake, which is laide vp for you in heauen, whereof yee haue heard before by the word of trueth, which is the Gospel,

Which is come vnto you, eue as it is vnto al the world, and is fruitful, as it is also amog you, from ye day that ye heard and truely knew ye grace of God,

As yee also learned of Epaphras our deare fellowe seruaunt, which is for you a faithfull minister of Christ:

Who hath also declared vnto vs your loue in the Spirit.

For this cause wee also, since the day wee heard of it, cease not to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be fulfilled with knowledge of his will in all wisdome, and spirituall vnderstanding,

That ye might walke worthy of the Lord, and please him in all things, being fruitefull in all good workes, and increasing in the knowledge of God,

Strengthened with all might through his glorious power, vnto all patience, and long suffering with ioyfulnesse,

Giuing thankes vnto the Father, which hath made vs meete to be partakers of the inheritance of the Saintes in light,

Who hath deliuered vs from the power of darkenesse, and hath translated vs into the kingdome of his deare Sonne,

In whome we haue redemption through his blood, that is, the forgiuenesse of sinnes,

Who is the image of the inuisible God, the first begotten of euery creature.