1 Thessalonians 3

1 Therefore, when we could not stand it any longer, we thought it good to be left behind at Athens alone,

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

2 and sent Timothy, our brother and God's fellow worker in the Good News of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort 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 be moved by these afflictions. For you know that we are appointed to this task.

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

4 For truly, when we were with you, we told you beforehand that we are to suffer affliction, even as it happened, and you 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 cause I also, when I could not stand it any longer, sent that I might know your faith, for fear that by any means the tempter had tempted you, and our labor would have been in vain.

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 when Timothy came just now to us from you, and brought us glad news of your faith and love, and that you have good memories of us always, longing to see us, even as we also long to see 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 cause, brothers, we were comforted over you in all our distress and affliction through your faith.

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

8 For now we live, since you stand firm in the Lord.

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

9 For what thanksgiving can we render again to God for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice for your sakes 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 praying exceedingly that we may see your face, and may perfect that which 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 Now may 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 and the Lord make you to increase and abound in love for one another and for all, even as we also do toward 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 to the end he may establish your hearts blameless 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.