13. Now we do not want you to be in ignorance, brothers and sisters, concerning those who fall asleep, so that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. 14. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose, so too should we believe that God will fetch with Jesus those who will have fallen asleep believing in him. 15. The above then we say to you as a message of the Lord, namely, that we who are alive—who survive until the coming of the Lord
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