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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60 And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.

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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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30 For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.

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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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After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.

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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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18 Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished.

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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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20 But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.

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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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51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,

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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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13 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.

14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.

15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.

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