1 Thessalonians 3

1 Wherefore, being no longer able to refrain ourselves, we thought good to be left alone in Athens,

For which thing we suffriden no lengere, and it pleside to vs to dwelle aloone at Atenys;

2 and sent Timotheus, our brother and fellow-workman under God in the glad tidings of Christ, to confirm you and encourage [you] concerning your faith,

and we senten Tymothe, oure brother, and mynystre of God in the euangelie of Crist, to you to be confermyd, and to be tauyt for youre feith,

3 that no one might be moved by these afflictions. (For yourselves know that we are set for this;

that no man be mouyd in these tribulaciouns. For ye silf witen, that in this this thing we ben set.

4 for also, when we were with you, we told you beforehand we are about to be in tribulation, even as also it came to pass, and ye know.)

For whanne we weren at you, we biforseiden to you, that we schulden suffre tribulaciouns; as it is don, and ye witen.

5 For this reason I also, no longer able to refrain myself, sent to know your faith, lest perhaps the tempter had tempted you and our labour should be come to nothing.

Therfor Y Poul, no lenger abidinge, sente to knowe youre feith, lest perauenture he that temptith tempte you, and youre trauel be maad veyn.

6 But Timotheus having just come to us from you, and brought to us the glad tidings of your faith and love, and that ye have always good remembrance of us, desiring much to see us, even as we also you;

But now, whanne Tymothe schal come to vs fro you, and telle to vs youre feith and charite, and that ye han good mynde of vs, euere desyringe to se vs, as we also you;

7 for this reason we have been comforted in you, brethren, in all our distress and tribulation, through your faith,

therfor, britheren, we ben coumfortid in you, in al oure nede and tribulacioun, bi youre feith.

8 because now we live if ye stand firm in [the] Lord.

For now we lyuen, if ye stonden in the Lord.

9 For what thanksgiving can we render to God for you, for all the joy wherewith we rejoice on account of you before our God,

For what doyng of thankingis moun we yelde to God for you, in al ioye, in which we ioyen for you bifor oure Lord?

10 night and day beseeching exceedingly to the end that we may see your face, and perfect what is lacking in your faith?

nyyt and dai more plenteuousli preiynge, that we se youre face, and fulfille tho thingis that failen to youre feith.

11 But our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way to you.

But God hym silf and oure fadir, and the Lord Jhesu Crist, dresse oure weye to you.

12 But you, may the Lord make to exceed and abound in love toward one another, and toward all, even as we also towards you,

And the Lord multiplie you, and make youre charite to be plenteuouse of ech to othere, and in to alle men, as also we in you;

13 in order to the confirming of your hearts unblamable in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.

that youre hertis ben confermyd with outen pleynt in holynesse, bifor God and oure fadir, in the comyng of oure Lord Jhesu Crist with alle hise seyntis. Amen.