New American Standard Bible 1995
1 Thessalonians 4
Sanctification and Love
1FinallyG3062thenοὖν,ounG3767,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,we requestἐρωτῶμενerōtōmenG2065and exhortπαρακαλοῦμενparakaloumenG3870you in the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,that as you receivedπαρελάβετεparelabeteG3880from us instructionas to howπῶςpōsG4459you oughtδεῖdeiG1163towalkπεριπατεῖνperipateinG4043andpleaseἀρέσκεινareskeinG700GodθεῷtheōG2316(justG2531as you actuallyG2532dowalkπεριπατεῖτε,peripateiteG4043), that youexcelπερισσεύητεperisseuēteG4052stillG3123moreμᾶλλον·mallonG3123.
6andthat noμὴmēG3361man transgressὑπερβαίνεινhuperbaineinG5233anddefraudπλεονεκτεῖνpleonekteinG4122his brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80in the matterπράγματιpragmatiG4229becauseδιότιdiotiG1360the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962is theavengerἔκδικοςekdikosG1558in allπάντωνpantōnG3956theseG3778thingsτούτωνtoutōnG3778,justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as we alsoG2532toldG4275you beforeG4275and solemnlyG1263warnedG1263you.
10for indeedκαὶkaiG2532you do practiceποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160it towardεἰςeisG1519allπάνταςpantasG3956the brethrenἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80whoG3588are in allὅλῃholēG3650MacedoniaΜακεδονίᾳ.¶MakedoniaG3109.But we urgeΠαρακαλοῦμενParakaloumenG3870you, brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80, toexcelπερισσεύεινperisseueinG4052stillG3123moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123,
Those Who Died in Christ
13Butwe do not wantθέλομενthelomenG2309you to be uninformedἀγνοεῖν,agnoeinG50,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,aboutπερὶperiG4012thoseG3588whoare asleepκοιμωμένων,koimōmenōnG2837,soἵναinaG2443that you will not grieveλυπῆσθεlupēstheG3076as dothe restλοιποὶloipoiG3062who haveἔχοντεςechontesG2192noG3361hopeἐλπίδα.elpidaG1680.
14For ifεἰeiG1487we believeπιστεύομενpisteuomenG4100that JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424diedἀπέθανενapethanenG599and roseG450againἀνέστη,anestēG450,evenG2532soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779GodθεὸςtheosG2316will bringἄξειaxeiG71with HimthoseG3588who have fallenG2837asleepκοιμηθένταςkoimēthentasG2837in JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424.
15For thisΤοῦτοToutoG3778we sayλέγομενlegomenG3004to youby the wordλόγῳlogōG3056of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962, thatwe who are aliveζῶντεςzōntesG2198and remainπεριλειπόμενοιperileipomenoiG4035untilεἰςeisG1519the comingπαρουσίανparousianG3952of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,will not precedeφθάσωμενphthasōmenG5348thoseG3588who have fallenG2837asleepκοιμηθέντας·koimēthentasG2837.
16For the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962HimselfαὐτὸςautosG846will descendκαταβήσεταιkatabēsetaiG2597from heavenοὐρανοῦ,ouranouG3772with ashoutκελεύσματι,keleusmatiG2752,with the voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456of thearchangelἀρχαγγέλουarchangelouG743and with thetrumpetσάλπιγγιsalpingiG4536of GodθεοῦtheouG2316, andthe deadνεκροὶnekroiG3498in ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547will riseἀναστήσονταιanastēsontaiG450firstπρῶτον,prōtonG4413.
17ThenἔπειταepeitaG1899we who are aliveζῶντεςzōntesG2198and remainπεριλειπόμενοιperileipomenoiG4035will becaughtἁρπαγησόμεθαharpagēsomethaG726up togetherἅμαhamaG260with themin the cloudsνεφέλαιςnephelaisG3507to meetἀπάντησινapantēsinG529the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962in the airἀέρα·aeraG109,and soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779we shall alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842be with the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962.
Commentaries on 1 Thessalonians 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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