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.

^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.