1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

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BrothersG80, we do not wantG3756G2309 youG4771 to be uninformedG50 aboutG4012 those whoG3588 sleepG2837 in death,1 so thatG2443 you will not grieveG3361G3076 likeG2531G2532 theG3588 restG3062, whoG3588 areG2192 withoutG3361 hopeG1680. 14ForG1063 sinceG1487 we believeG4100 thatG3754 JesusG2424 diedG599 andG2532 rose againG450, we also believe thatG2532G3779 GodG2316 will bringG71 withG4862 Jesus those whoG3588 have fallen asleepG2837 inG1223 Him.

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ByG1722 the wordG3056 of the LordG2962, we declareG3004 to youG4771 thatG3754 weG1473 who areG3588 aliveG2198 and remainG4035 untilG1519 theG3588 comingG3952 of theG3588 LordG2962 will by no means precedeG3756G3361G5348 those whoG3588 have fallen asleepG2837. 16ForG3754 theG3588 LordG2962 HimselfG846 will descendG2597 fromG575 heavenG3772 withG1722 a loud commandG2752, withG1722 the voiceG5456 of an archangelG743, andG2532 withG1722 the trumpetG4536 of GodG2316, andG2532 theG3588 deadG3498 inG1722 ChristG5547 will be the first to riseG450G4412. 17After thatG1899, weG1473 who areG3588 aliveG2198 and remainG4035 will be caught upG726 togetherG260 withG4862 themG846 inG1722 the cloudsG3507 toG1519 meetG529 theG3588 LordG2962 inG1519 the airG109. AndG2532 soG3779 we willG1510 always beG3842 withG4862 the LordG2962.

18ThereforeG5620 encourageG3870 one anotherG240 withG1722 theseG3778 wordsG3056.