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12 so that you may command the respect of outsiders, and be dependent on nobody.

The Coming of the Lord

13 But we would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope.[a] 14 For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep.

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Footnotes

  1. 4.13 Paul tells them that those who died before Christ’s second Coming are no worse off than those who will still be alive at his coming.

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