1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
Do Not Grieve Over The Dead In Christ. We Will Rise Together To Be With Him Forever
13 And we do not want you to be unaware, brothers, concerning the ones falling-asleep[a], in-order-that you may not grieve as indeed the others— the ones not having a hope. 14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose-up, so also[b] God will bring with Him the ones having fallen asleep through[c] Jesus. 15 For we say this to you by the word of the Lord, that we— the ones living, the ones remaining[d] until the coming of the Lord— will in-no-way precede the ones having fallen asleep. 16 Because[e] the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shouted-command[f], with a voice of an archangel[g], and with a trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise-up first. 17 Then we— the ones living, the ones remaining— will be snatched-up[h] together[i] with them in the clouds[j] to meet the Lord in the air. And so we shall always be with the Lord. 18 So then, be encouraging[k] one another with these words.
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- 1 Thessalonians 4:13 That is, dying. Or, sleeping; that is, dead.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:14 That is, so also we believe that.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:14 Or, by means of. That is, having entered into God’s rest through what Jesus has done. Or, so also through Jesus God will bring with Him the ones having fallen-asleep.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:15 Or, being left behind. That is, remaining alive at that time.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:16 Or, asleep; that. In this case, this is a second thing Paul ‘says’ to them.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:16 Or, signal-call.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:16 That is, ruling or chief angel.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:17 Our word ‘rapture’ comes from the Latin translation of this word.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:17 Or, at the same time.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:17 Or, in clouds, on clouds.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:18 Or, comforting.
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