1 Thessalonians 4:15

The Comfort of Christ’s Coming

13 But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen¹ asleep, lest you sorrow ^aas others ^bwho have no hope.

14 For ^aif we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him ^bthose who sleep in Jesus.

15 For this we say to you ^aby the word of the Lord, that ^bwe who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are¹ asleep.

16 For ^athe Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with ^bthe trumpet of God. ^cAnd the dead in Christ will rise first.

17 ^aThen we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them ^bin the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus ^cwe shall always be with the Lord.

18 ^aTherefore comfort one another with these words.

Verse Comparison: 1 Thessalonians 4:15

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American Standard Version
For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we that are alive, that are left unto the coming of the Lord, shall in no wise precede them that are fallen asleep.

Amplified® Bible
For this we declare to you by the Lord's [own] word, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord shall in no way precede [into His presence] {or} have any advantage at all over those who have previously fallen asleep [in Him in death].

Contemporary English Version
Our Lord Jesus told us that when he comes, we won't go up to meet him ahead of his followers who have already died.

Darby English Version
(For this we say to you in [the] word of [the] Lord, that *we*, the living, who remain to the coming of the Lord, are in no way to anticipate those who have fallen asleep;

Good News Bible
W_ hat we are teaching you now is the Lord's teaching: we who are alive on the day the Lord comes will not go ahead of those who have died.

International Standard Version
For this we declare to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who have died.

King James Version
For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.

New American Standard Bible
For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep.

New International Version
According to the Lord's own word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left till the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep.

New King James Version
For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who live and remain until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep.

Young's Literal Translation
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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