I Thessalonians 4:15
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 I Thessalonians 4:15 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
This we tell you on the authority of the Lord — that those of us who are still living at the coming of the Lord will not anticipate those who have passed to their rest.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
(Denn dieses sagen wir euch im Worte des Herrn, daß wir, die Lebenden, die übrigbleiben bis zur Ankunft des Herrn, den Entschlafenen keineswegs zuvorkommen werden.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Por lo cual, os decimos esto en palabra del Señor: que nosotros que vivimos, que habremos quedado hasta la venida del Señor, no seremos delanteros á los que durmieron.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Pois dizemos isto pela palavra do Senhor, que nós, os que ficarmos vivos até a vinda do Senhor, não iremos antes dos que morreram.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Pois isto vos falamos pela Palavra do Senhor, que nós que estamos vivos, esperando a vinda do Senhor, com certeza não precederemos aqueles que dormem.
📖 I Thessalonians 4:15 in Context
13But 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.
14For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
15For 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.
16For 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:
17Then 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.
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