1 Thessalonians 4:13 — King James Version← Study notes
“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.”
1 Thessalonians 4:13 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 1 Thessalonians 4:1320 words
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
Church Fathers on 1 Thessalonians 4:13
These two things, poverty and despondency, distressed them most, which also pertain to all men. See therefore how he remedies them. But their poverty arose from their goods being taken from them. But if he commands those, whose goods had been taken from them for Christ's sake, to support themselves by working, much more then others. For that they were taken away is manifest from his saying, You became partakers with the churches of God. How partakers with them? “And you took…
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Jonas ErikssonNote3mo agoGrief Doesn't End Faith, It Expresses It
When my son died, I was angry at this verse at first. People kept quoting it to me as if the word 'hope' could somehow undo my devastation. But re-reading Paul's words years later, I realized I'd miss...
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Carlos RiveraNote3mo agoGrief With Hope
Paul doesn't say don't grieve - he says don't grieve like those who have no hope. Grief is real and allowed. But it's grief anchored in something.
My friend died last year and I've been grieving hard...
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