1 Thessalonians 4:15 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
1 Thessalonians 4:15 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Thessalonians 4:15 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Thessalonians 4:15 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For this we tell you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will in no way precede those who have fallen asleep.”
1 Thessalonians 4:15 — World English Bible
1 Thessalonians 4:15 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
1 Thessalonians 4:15 — American Standard Version
1 Thessalonians 4:15 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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,”
1 Thessalonians 4:15 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Thessalonians 4:15 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“(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; ”
1 Thessalonians 4:15 — Darby Translation
1 Thessalonians 4:15 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For this say we vnto you by the worde of the Lord, that we which liue, and are remayning in the comming of the Lord, shall not preuent them which sleepe.”
1 Thessalonians 4:15 — Geneva Bible
1 Thessalonians 4:15 in Context — 1 Thessalonians 4
13 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.
14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
15 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.
16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
17 Then we which 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.
What Does 1 Thessalonians 4:15 Mean?
1 Thessalonians 4:15 is a verse from the Book of 1 Thessalonians, part of the New Testament. It appears in 1 Thessalonians chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.
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