Wycliffe - Laodiceans

Chapter 1

1:1  Poul, apostle, not of men, ne by man, but bi Jhesu Crist, `to the britheren that ben at Laodice,

1:2  grace to you, and pees of God the fadir, and of the Lord Jhesu Crist.

1:3  I do thankyngis to my God bi al my preier, that ye be dwelling and lastyng in him, abiding the biheest in the day of doom.

1:4  For neithir the veyn spekyng of summe vnwise men hath lettide you, the whiche wolden turne you fro the treuthe of the gospel, that is prechid of me.

1:5  And now hem that ben of me, to the profiyt of truthe of the gospel, God schal make disseruyng, and doyng benygnyte of werkis, and helthe of euerlasting lijf.

1:6  And now my boondis ben open, which Y suffre in Crist Jhesu, in whiche Y glade and ioie.

1:7  And that is to me to euerlastyng helthe, that this same thing be doon by youre preiers, and mynystryng of the Holi Goost, either bi lijf, either bi deeth.

1:8  Forsothe to me it is lijf to lyue in Crist, and to die ioie.

1:9  And his mercy schal do in you the same thing, that ye moun haue the same loue, and that ye be of oo will.

1:10  Therfore, ye weel biloued britheren, holde ye, and do ye in the dreede of God, as ye han herde the presence of me; and lijf schal be to you withouten eende.

1:11  Sotheli it is God that worchith in you.

1:12  And, my weel biloued britheren, do ye without eny withdrawyng what euer thingis ye don.

1:13  Joie ye in Crist, and eschewe ye men defoulid in lucre, `either foul wynnyng.

1:14  Be alle youre askyngis open anentis God, and be ye stidefast in the witt of Crist.

1:15  And do ye tho thingis that ben hool,

1:16  and trewe, `and chaast, and iust, and able to be loued; and kepe ye in herte tho thingis that ye haue herd and take;

1:17  and pees schal be to you.

1:18  Alle holi men greten you weel.

1:19  The grace of oure Lord Jhesu Crist be with youre spirit.

1:20  And do ye that pistil of Colocensis to be red to you.