1 Thessalonians 4:15

KJV1611 – Modern English

For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not precede those who are asleep.

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  • 1 Cor 15:51-53 : 51 Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, 52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. 53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
  • 2 Cor 4:14 : 14 Knowing that He who raised up the Lord Jesus will raise us up also by Jesus, and will present us with you.
  • 1 Thess 2:19 : 19 For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Is it not even you in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at His coming?
  • 1 Kgs 20:35 : 35 And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said to his neighbor in the word of the LORD, Strike me, I pray you. And the man refused to strike him.
  • Ps 88:13 : 13 But to you have I cried, O LORD; and in the morning my prayer comes before you.
  • Ps 119:147-148 : 147 I rise before the dawning of the morning, and cry for help; I hope in Your word. 148 My eyes are awake through the night watches, that I may meditate on Your word.
  • Matt 17:25 : 25 He said, Yes. And when he came into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth take customs or tribute? from their own children, or from strangers?
  • 1 Kgs 22:14 : 14 And Micaiah said, As the Lord lives, what the Lord says to me, that will I speak.
  • Job 41:11 : 11 Who has preceded me, that I should repay him? Whatever is under the whole heaven is mine.
  • 1 Kgs 13:1 : 1 And, behold, a man of God came out of Judah by the word of the LORD to Bethel: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense.
  • 1 Kgs 13:9 : 9 For so was it commanded me by the word of the LORD, saying, Eat no bread, nor drink water, nor return by the same way that you came.
  • 1 Kgs 13:17-18 : 17 For it was said to me by the word of the LORD, You shall eat no bread nor drink water there, nor return to go by the way that you came. 18 He said to him, I am a prophet also as you are; and an angel spoke to me by the word of the LORD, saying, Bring him back with you into your house, that he may eat bread and drink water. But he lied to him.
  • 1 Kgs 13:22 : 22 But came back, and have eaten bread and drunk water in the place of which the LORD said to you, Eat no bread, and drink no water; your corpse shall not come to the tomb of your fathers.

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    16For the Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

    17Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

    18Therefore, comfort one another with these words.

  • 1 Thess 4:13-14
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    13But I would not have you be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who are asleep, that you sorrow not, even as others who have no hope.

    14For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so those also who sleep in Jesus will God bring with Him.

  • 1 Thess 5:9-10
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    9For God has not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,

    10Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.

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    51Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,

    52In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

    53For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.

  • 1 Cor 15:18-20
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    18Then also those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.

    19If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all people most miserable.

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  • 2 Thess 2:1-2
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    1Now we beseech you, brothers, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,

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    4But you, brothers, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.

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    6Therefore let us not sleep, as others do; but let us watch and be sober.

    7For those who sleep, sleep in the night; and those who are drunk are drunk in the night.

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    14Knowing that He who raised up the Lord Jesus will raise us up also by Jesus, and will present us with you.

  • 1 Cor 15:22-23
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    22For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive.

    23But each one in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, afterward those who are Christ's at His coming.

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    8We are confident, I say, and prefer to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord.

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  • Rom 14:8-9
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    8For if we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.

    9For this reason Christ died and rose and lived again, that He might be Lord of both the dead and the living.

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    15Yes, and we are found false witnesses of God, because we have testified of God that He raised up Christ, whom He did not raise if in fact the dead do not rise.

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    14Therefore he says, Awake, you who sleep, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give you light.

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    6Therefore we are always confident, knowing that while we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:

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    12So man lies down and does not rise; till the heavens are no more, they shall not awake nor be raised out of their sleep.

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    30For this reason, many are weak and sick among you, and many sleep.

  • Matt 16:28
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    28Truly I say to you, there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.

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    19For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Is it not even you in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at His coming?

  • Rom 13:11
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    11And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed.

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