1 Thessalonians

1 Thessalonians 4:14–16

14For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, we also believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in Him.

15By the word of the Lord, we declare to you that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who have fallen asleep. 16For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise.

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1 Thessalonians 4:14

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
ForγὰρgarConjunctionG1063 for
sinceεἰeiConjunctionG1487 if
we believeπιστεύομενpisteuomenVerb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralG4100 I believe, have faith in
thatὅτιhotiConjunctionG3754 that, since, because
JesusἸησοῦςIēsousNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG2424 Jesus
diedἀπέθανενapethanenVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG599 I am dying, am about to die
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
rose againἀνέστηanestēVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG450 I raise up, set up, rise from
we also believe thatοὕτωςhoutōsAdverbG3779 thus, so, in this manner
GodΘεὸςTheosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god
will bringἄξειaxeiVerb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG71 I lead
withσὺνsynPrepositionG4862 with
those whoτοὺςtousArticle - Accusative Masculine PluralG3588 the
have fallen asleepκοιμηθένταςkoimēthentasVerb - Aorist Participle Passive - Accusative Masculine PluralG2837 I fall asleep, am asleep
inδιὰdiaPrepositionG1223 through, on account of

1 Thessalonians 4:15

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
ByἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
wordλόγῳlogōNoun - Dative Masculine SingularG3056 a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy
ofΚυρίουKyriouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
we declareλέγομενlegomenVerb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralG3004 I say, speak
to youὑμῖνhyminPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluralG4771 you
thatὅτιhotiConjunctionG3754 that, since, because
weἡμεῖςhēmeisPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person PluralG1473 I
who areοἱhoiArticle - Nominative Masculine PluralG3588 the
aliveζῶντεςzōntesVerb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralG2198 I live
remainπεριλειπόμενοιperileipomenoiVerb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine PluralG4035 I leave behind
untilεἰςeisPrepositionG1519 into, in, among, till, for
theτὴνtēnArticle - Accusative Feminine SingularG3588 the
comingπαρουσίανparousianNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG3952 presence, a coming, arrival, advent
of theτοῦtouArticle - Genitive Masculine SingularG3588 the
LordΚυρίουKyriouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
will by no means precedeφθάσωμενphthasōmenVerb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person PluralG5348 I anticipate, precede, arrive
those whoτοὺςtousArticle - Accusative Masculine PluralG3588 the
have fallen asleepκοιμηθένταςkoimēthentasVerb - Aorist Participle Passive - Accusative Masculine PluralG2837 I fall asleep, am asleep

1 Thessalonians 4:16

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
ForὅτιhotiConjunctionG3754 that, since, because
theὁhoArticle - Nominative Masculine SingularG3588 the
LordΚύριοςKyriosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
HimselfαὐτὸςautosPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person SingularG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
will descendκαταβήσεταιkatabēsetaiVerb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularG2597 I go down, come down
fromἀπ’ap’PrepositionG575 from, away from
heavenοὐρανοῦouranouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG3772 the sky, the heaven
withἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
a loud commandκελεύσματιkeleusmatiNoun - Dative Neuter SingularG2752 a word of command, a call
withἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
the voiceφωνῇphōnēNoun - Dative Feminine SingularG5456 a sound, noise, voice
of an archangelἀρχαγγέλουarchangelouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG743 a ruler of angels, a superior angel, an archangel
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
withἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
trumpetσάλπιγγιsalpingiNoun - Dative Feminine SingularG4536 a trumpet
of GodΘεοῦTheouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
theοἱhoiArticle - Nominative Masculine PluralG3588 the
deadνεκροὶnekroiAdjective - Nominative Masculine PluralG3498 dead, a corpse
inἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
ChristΧριστῷChristōNoun - Dative Masculine SingularG5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ
will be the first to riseἀναστήσονταιanastēsontaiVerb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person PluralG450 I raise up, set up, rise from

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1 Thessalonians 4:14 Romans 8:11 · Philippians 3:20–21 · Isaiah 26:19 · 2 Corinthians 4:13–14 · 1 Thessalonians 4:13 · 1 Thessalonians 4:17 · 1 Thessalonians 3:13 · Revelation 14:13 · Revelation 1:18 · Jude 1:14–15 · Matthew 24:31 · 1 Corinthians 15:12–23

1 Thessalonians 4:15 1 Corinthians 15:51–53 · 2 Corinthians 4:14 · 1 Thessalonians 2:19

1 Thessalonians 4:16 1 Corinthians 15:51–52 · Revelation 1:7 · Matthew 24:30–31 · 1 Corinthians 15:23 · Matthew 16:27 · Matthew 25:31 · 2 Thessalonians 1:7 · Isaiah 27:13 · 2 Thessalonians 2:1 · Revelation 20:5–6 · Psalm 47:5 · Acts 1:11

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