16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout,[a](A) with the archangel’s(B) voice, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ(C) will rise first. 17 Then(D) we who are still alive will be caught up together with them in the clouds(E) to meet the Lord in the air and so we will always be with the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Thessalonians 4:16 Or command

16 For the Lord himself will come down from heaven,(A) with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel(B) and with the trumpet call of God,(C) and the dead in Christ will rise first.(D) 17 After that, we who are still alive and are left(E) will be caught up together with them in the clouds(F) to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord(G) forever.

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