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1 Thessalonians 4:15
New King James Version
1 Thessalonians 4:15
New King James Version
15 For this we say to you (A)by the word of the Lord, that (B)we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are [a]asleep.
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1 Thessalonians 4:15
New American Standard Bible
1 Thessalonians 4:15
New American Standard Bible
15 For we say this to you (A)by the word of the Lord, that (B)we who are alive [a]and remain until (C)the coming of the Lord will not precede (D)those who have fallen asleep.
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1 Thessalonians 4:15
New International Version
1 Thessalonians 4:15
New International Version
15 According to the Lord’s word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord,(A) will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep.(B)
1 Thessalonians 4:15
English Standard Version
1 Thessalonians 4:15
English Standard Version
15 For this we declare to you (A)by a word from the Lord,[a] that (B)we who are alive, who are left until (C)the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep.
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1 Thessalonians 4:15
Young's Literal Translation
1 Thessalonians 4:15
Young's Literal Translation
15 for this to you we say in the word of the Lord, that we who are living -- who do remain over to the presence of the Lord -- may not precede those asleep,
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1 Thessalonians 4:17
New King James Version
1 Thessalonians 4:17
New King James Version
17 (A)Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them (B)in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus (C)we shall always be with the Lord.
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1 Thessalonians 4:17
New American Standard Bible
1 Thessalonians 4:17
New American Standard Bible
17 Then (A)we who are alive, who remain, will be (B)caught up together with them (C)in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always (D)be with the Lord.
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1 Thessalonians 4:17
New International Version
1 Thessalonians 4:17
New International Version
17 After that, we who are still alive and are left(A) will be caught up together with them in the clouds(B) to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord(C) forever.
1 Thessalonians 4:17
English Standard Version
1 Thessalonians 4:17
English Standard Version
17 Then we who are alive, who are left, will be (A)caught up together with them (B)in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so (C)we will always be with the Lord.
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1 Thessalonians 4:17
Young's Literal Translation
1 Thessalonians 4:17
Young's Literal Translation
17 then we who are living, who are remaining over, together with them shall be caught away in clouds to meet the Lord in air, and so always with the Lord we shall be;
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