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Translated from the Latin Vulgate
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THE OLD TESTAMENT
First Published by the English College at Douay
A.D. 1609 & 1610
and
THE NEW TESTAMENT
First Published by the English College at Rheims
A.D. 1582
With Annotations
The Whole Revised and Diligently Compared withthe Latin Vulgate by Bishop Richard ChallonerA.D. 1749-1752
The Philippians were the first among the Macedonians converted to thefaith. They had a great veneration for St. Paul and supplied his wantswhen he was a prisoner in Rome, sending to him by Epaphroditus, by whomhe sent this Epistle; in which he recommends charity, unity and humilityand warns them against false teachers, whom he calls dogs and enemies ofthe cross of Christ. He also returns thanks for their benefactions. Itwas written about twenty-nine years after our Lord's Ascension.
Philippians Chapter 1
The apostle's affection for the Philippians.
1:1. Paul and Timothy, the servants of Jesus Christ: to all the saintsin Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons.
1:2. Grace be unto you and peace, from God our Father and from the LordJesus Christ.
1:3. I give thanks to my God in every remembrance of you:
1:4. Always in all my prayers making supplication for you all with joy:
1:5. For your communication in the gospel of Christ, from the first dayunto now.
1:6. Being confident of this very thing: that he who hath begun a goodwork in you will perfect it unto the day of Christ Jesus.
1:7. As it is meet for me to think this for you all, for that I have youin my heart; and that, in my bands and in the defence and confirmationof the gospel, you all are partakers of my joy.
1:8. For God is my witness how I long after you all in the bowels ofJesus Christ.
1:9. And this I pray: That your charity may more and more abound inknowledge and in all understanding:
1:10. That you may approve the better things: that you may be sincereand without offence unto the day of Christ:
1:11. Filled with the fruit of justice, through Jesus Christ, unto theglory and praise of God.
1:12. Now, brethren, I desire you should know that the things which havehappened to me have fallen out rather to the furtherance of the gospel:
1:13. So that my bands are made manifest in Christ, in all the court andin all other places.
1:14. And many of the brethren in the Lord, growing confident by mybands, are much more bold to speak the word of God without fear.
1:15. Some indeed, even out of envy and contention: but some also forgood will preach Christ.
1:16. Some out of charity, knowing that I am set for the defence of thegospel.
1:17. And some out of contention preach Christ not sincerely: supposingthat they raise affliction to my bands.