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1 Thessalonians 4:15-17
International Standard Version
1 Thessalonians 4:15-17
International Standard Version
15 For we declare to you what the Lord has told us to say:[a] We who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who have died. 16 With a shout of command, with the archangel’s call, and with the sound of God’s trumpet, the Lord himself will come down from heaven, and the dead who belong to the Messiah[b] will rise first. 17 Then we who are alive and remain will be caught up in the clouds together with them to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever.
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- 1 Thessalonians 4:15 Lit. you by the word of the Lord:
- 1 Thessalonians 4:16 Or Christ
1 Thessalonians 4:15-17
New International Version
1 Thessalonians 4:15-17
New International Version
15 According to the Lord’s word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord,(A) will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep.(B) 16 For the Lord himself will come down from heaven,(C) with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel(D) and with the trumpet call of God,(E) and the dead in Christ will rise first.(F) 17 After that, we who are still alive and are left(G) will be caught up together with them in the clouds(H) to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord(I) forever.
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