1 Thessalonians

1 Thessalonians 4:14

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.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	γὰρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
since	εἰ	ei	Conjunction	G1487 if
we believe	πιστεύομεν	pisteuomen	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural	G4100 I believe, have faith in
that	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
Jesus	Ἰησοῦς	Iēsous	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2424 Jesus
died	ἀπέθανεν	apethanen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G599 I am dying, am about to die
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
rose again	ἀνέστη	anestē	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G450 I raise up, set up, rise from
we also believe that	οὕτως	houtōs	Adverb	G3779 thus, so, in this manner
God	Θεὸς	Theos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
will bring	ἄξει	axei	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G71 I lead
with	σὺν	syn	Preposition	G4862 with
those who	τοὺς	tous	Article - Accusative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
have fallen asleep	κοιμηθέντας	koimēthentas	Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Accusative Masculine Plural	G2837 I fall asleep, am asleep
in	διὰ	dia	Preposition	G1223 through, on account of

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.

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