Wycliffe - II Timothy - 1

1:1  Poul, apostle of Jhesu Crist, bi the wille of God, bi the biheest of lijf that is in Crist Jhesu,

1:2  to Tymothe, his moost dereworthe sone, grace, merci, and pees of God the fadir, and of Jhesu Crist, oure Lord.

1:3  I do thankyngis to my God, to whom Y serue fro my progenytouris in clene conscience, that with outen ceessyng Y haue mynde of thee in my preyeris,

1:4  niyt and dai, desirynge to se thee; hauynge mynde of thi teeris, that Y be fillid with ioye.

1:5  And Y bithenke of that feith, that is in thee not feyned, which also dwellide firste in thin aunte Loide, and in thi modir Eunyce. And Y am certeyn, that also in thee.

1:6  For which cause Y moneste thee, that thou reise ayen the grace of God, that is in thee bi the settyng on of myn hondis.

1:7  For whi God yaf not to vs the spirit of drede, but of vertu, and of loue, and of sobrenesse.

1:8  Therfor nyl thou schame the witnessyng of oure Lord Jhesu Crist, nether me, his prisoner; but trauele thou togidere in the gospel bi the vertu of God;

1:9  that delyueride vs, and clepide with his hooli clepyng, not after oure werkis, but bi his purpos and grace, that is youun in Crist Jhesu bifore worldli tymes;

1:10  but now it is opyn bi the liytnyng of oure sauyour Jhesu Crist, which destriede deth, and liytnede lijf and vncorrupcioun bi the gospel.

1:11  In which Y am set a prechour and apostle, and maistir of hethene men.

1:12  For which cause also Y suffre these thingis; but Y am not confoundid. For Y woot to whom Y haue bileuyd, and Y am certeyne that he is miyti for to kepe that is take to my keping in to that dai.

1:13  Haue thou the fourme of hoolsum wordis, whiche thou herdist of me in feith and loue in Crist Jhesu.

1:14  Kepe thou the good takun to thi kepyng bi the Hooli Goost, that dwellith in vs.

1:15  Thou wost this, that alle that ben in Asie ben turnyd awey fro me, of whiche is Figelus and Ermogenes.

1:16  The Lord yyue merci to the hous of Onesyforus, for ofte he refreischide me, and schamyde not my chayne.

1:17  But whanne he cam to Rome, he souyte me bisili, and foond.

1:18  The Lord yyue to hym to fynde merci of God in that dai. And hou grete thingis he mynystride to me at Effesi, thou knowist betere.