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1 Thessalonians 4:15

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15For we say this to you by a revelation from the Lord: noWe who are still alive at the Lord’s coming pwill certainly have no advantage over qthose who have fallen asleep. r

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Footnotes

  1. n4:15 Or a word of the Lord
  2. q4:15 Or certainly not precede

Cross references

  1. o4:15 2Pt 1:21; Rv 11:8
  2. p4:15 1Jn 2:28
  3. r4:15 1Co 15:51

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

For this we declare to you by a word from the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

According to the Lord’s word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

For we say this to you by a word from the Lord: We who are still alive at the Lord’s coming will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep.

NLTNew Living Translation

We tell you this directly from the Lord: We who are still living when the Lord returns will not meet him ahead of those who have died.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who remain until the Lord’s coming, will not possibly precede those who have fallen asleep.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.