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1 Thessalonians 4:14

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4:14For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, so also we believe that17 God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep as Christians.18

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1 Thessalonians 4:14: For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep.

Footnotes

  1. 17 “we believe that” is understood from the first clause of the verse, which is parallel. Grk “so also God will bring.”
  2. 18 Grk “those who have fallen asleep through Jesus.” It is possible that “through Jesus” describes “bring,” but this gives the unlikely double reference, “through Jesus God will bring them with Jesus.” Instead it describes their “falling sleep,” since through him their death is only sleep and not the threat it once was. Also Christians are those whose total existence—life and death—is in and through and for Christ (1 Cor 8:6).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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

CSBChristian Standard Bible

For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, in the same way, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep.

NLTNew Living Translation

For since we believe that Jesus died and was raised to life again, we also believe that when Jesus returns, God will bring back with him the believers who have died.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, thus also God will bring those who have fallen asleep through Jesus together with him.

KJV 1900King James Version

For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.