1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

The Dead in Christ Will Rise

13 But ^awe do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who ^bare asleep, so that you will not grieve as do ^cthe rest who have ^dno hope. 14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, ^aeven so God will bring with Him ^bthose who have fallen asleep ¹in Jesus. 15 For this we say to you ^aby the word of the Lord, that ^bwe who are alive ¹and remain until ^cthe coming of the Lord, will not precede ^dthose who have fallen asleep. 16 For the Lord ^aHimself ^bwill descend from heaven with a ¹^cshout, with the voice of ^dthe archangel and with the ^etrumpet of God, and ^fthe dead in Christ will rise first. 17 Then ^awe who are alive ¹and remain will be ^bcaught up together with them ^cin the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we shall always ^dbe with the Lord. 18 Therefore comfort one another with these words.