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1 Thessalonians 4:14

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12 Then you will behave properly toward outsiders, without being dependent on anyone.

13 Brothers, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who are without hope.

For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, we also believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in Him.

15 By the word of the Lord, we declare to you that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who have fallen asleep.

16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise.

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BSB
For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, we also believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in Him.
KJV
For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
WEB
For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus.
ASV
For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also that are fallen asleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
DARBY
For if we believe that Jesus has died and has risen again, so also God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep through Jesus.
BLB
For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, so also through Jesus God will bring with Him those having fallen asleep.
ÅB
For så sant Vi tror at Jesus døde og sto opp, så skal og Gud ved Jesus føre de hensovede sammen med ham.
OTB
For hvis vi tror at Jesus døde og stod opp igjen, vil også Gud bringe med seg dem som har sovnet inn i Jesus.
B1930
For så sant Vi tror at Jesus døde og stod op, så skal og Gud ved Jesus føre de hensovede sammen med ham.

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Cross references

  • Romans 8:11

    And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you.

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  • Philippians 3:20–21

    But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,

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  • Isaiah 26:19

    Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead.

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  • 2 Corinthians 4:13–14

    And in keeping with what is written: “I believed, therefore I have spoken,” we who have the same spirit of faith also believe and therefore speak,

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  • 1 Thessalonians 4:13

    Brothers, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who are without hope.

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  • 1 Thessalonians 4:17

    After that, we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord.

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  • 1 Thessalonians 3:13

    so that He may establish your hearts in blamelessness and holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints. Amen.

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  • Revelation 14:13

    And I heard a voice from heaven telling me to write, “Blessed are the dead—those who die in the Lord from this moment on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them.”

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