1 Thessalonians 4:14

1 Thessalonians 4:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus.
• New Living Translation (NLT)For since we believe that Jesus died and was raised to life again, we also believe that when Jesus returns, God will bring back with him the believers who have died.

Context of 1 Thessalonians 4:14

12so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody. 13Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope. For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him. 15According 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. 16For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.

1 Thessalonians 4:14 word by word

εἰ γὰρ πιστεύομεν ὅτι Ἰησοῦς ἀπέθανεν καὶ ἀνέστη, οὕτως καὶ ὁ θεὸς τοὺς κοιμηθέντας διὰ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ ἄξει σὺν αὐτῷ.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• ifεἰei · ifG1487
• we believeπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• diedἀποθνήσκωapothnēskō · to dieG599
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• rose againἀνίστημιanistēmi · to ariseG450
• even soοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
• themὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• which sleepκοιμάωkoimaō · to sleepG2837
• inδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• willἄγωagō · to bringG71
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• withσύνsun · withG4862
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for 1 Thessalonians 4:14

• Isaiah 26:19But your dead will live, Lord; their bodies will rise— let those who dwell in the dust wake up and shout for joy— your dew is like the dew of the morning; the earth will give birth to her dead.
• Romans 8:11And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you.
• 1 Corinthians 15:12But if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?
• 2 Corinthians 4:13It is written: “I believed; therefore I have spoken.” Since we have that same spirit of faith, we also believe and therefore speak,
• Revelation 1:18I am the Living One; I was dead, and now look, I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:13Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope.
• 1 Thessalonians 3:13May he strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless and holy in the presence of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all his holy ones.
• 1 Corinthians 15:18Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ are lost.
• Revelation 14:13Then I heard a voice from heaven say, “Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow them.”
• 1 Thessalonians 4:17After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever.
• Genesis 49:19“Gad will be attacked by a band of raiders, but he will attack them at their heels.
• Zechariah 14:15A similar plague will strike the horses and mules, the camels and donkeys, and all the animals in those camps.
• Matthew 24:31And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.
• 1 Corinthians 15:23But each in turn: Christ, the firstfruits; then, when he comes, those who belong to him.
• Philippians 3:20But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,
• 2 Thessalonians 2:1Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him, we ask you, brothers and sisters,

Commentaries on 1 Thessalonians 4:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again - · Seeing that we believe; knowing that the resurrection of Christ is as fully authenticated as his death. Even so them - It necessarily follows that them who sleep - die, in him - in the faith of the Gospel, will God bring with him - he will raise them up as Jesus was raised from the dead, in the same manner, i.e. by his own eternal power and energy; and he will bring them with him - with Christ, for he…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again - That is, if we believe this, we ought also to believe that those who have died in. the faith of Jesus will be raised from the dead. The meaning is not that the fact of the resurrection depends on our believing that Jesus rose, but that the death and resurrection of the Saviour were connected with the resurrection of the saints; that the one followed from the other, and that the one was as certain as the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-18Verses 13-18 Here is comfort for the relations and friends of those who die in the Lord. Grief for the death of friends is lawful; we may weep for our own loss, though it may be their gain. Christianity does not forbid, and grace does not do away, our natural affections. Yet we must not be excessive in our sorrows; this is too much like those who have no hope of a better life. Death is an unknown thing, and we know little about the state after death; yet…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14died and rose again: The death and resurrection of Jesus is the foundation for hope despite the reality of death, guaranteed by Christ's resurrection (1 Corinthians 15). God will bring with Jesus those: Refers to the resurrection of Christians (1 Thessalonians 4:16).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. For if--confirmation of his statement, 1Th 4:13, that the removal of ignorance as to the sleeping believers would remove undue grief respecting them. See 1Th 4:13, "hope." Hence it appears our hope rests on our faith ("if we believe"). "As surely as we all believe that Christ died and rose again (the very doctrine specified as taught at Thessalonica, Ac 17:3), so also will God bring those laid to sleep by Jesus with Him (Jesus)." (So the order and…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Thessalonians 4:14

• Bereavement
• Death
• Immortality
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Resurrection
• Sleep

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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