60 Then he knelt down and cried out with a loud voice,(A) “Lord, do not charge them with this sin!” And saying this, he fell asleep.(B)

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60 Then he fell on his knees(A) and cried out, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.”(B) When he had said this, he fell asleep.(C)

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30 This is why many are sick and ill among you, and many have fallen asleep.(A)

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30 That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep.(A)

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Then He appeared to over 500 brothers at one time;(A)
most of them are still alive,
but some have fallen asleep.

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After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers and sisters at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep.(A)

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18 Therefore, those who have fallen asleep in Christ(A) have also perished.

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18 Then those also who have fallen asleep(A) in Christ are lost.

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Christ’s Resurrection Guarantees Ours

20 But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits(A) of those who have fallen asleep.

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20 But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead,(A) the firstfruits(B) of those who have fallen asleep.(C)

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51 Listen! I am telling you a mystery:

We will not all fall asleep,
but we will all be changed,

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51 Listen, I tell you a mystery:(A) We will not all sleep,(B) but we will all be changed(C)

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The Comfort of Christ’s Coming

13 We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, concerning those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who have no hope.(A) 14 Since we believe that Jesus died and rose(B) again,(C) in the same way God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep through[a] Jesus.(D) 15 For we say this to you by a revelation from the Lord:[b](E) We who are still alive at the Lord’s coming(F) will certainly have no advantage over[c] those who have fallen asleep.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Thessalonians 4:14 Or in
  2. 1 Thessalonians 4:15 Or a word of the Lord
  3. 1 Thessalonians 4:15 Or certainly not precede

Believers Who Have Died

13 Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed(A) about those who sleep in death,(B) so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope.(C) 14 For we believe that Jesus died and rose again,(D) and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him.(E) 15 According to the Lord’s word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord,(F) will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep.(G)

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