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1 Thessalonians 4:14 — King James Version← Study notes

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


1 Thessalonians 4:14Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Thessalonians 4:1420 words
GreekMeaning
εἰei
IfwordG1487
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
πιστεύομενpisteuomen
we believeverbG4100
ὅτιhoti
thatwordG3754
ἸησοῦςIēsous
JesusnounG2424
ἀπέθανενapethanen
diedverbG599
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἀνέστηanestē
rose againverbG450
οὕτωςhoutōs
soadverbG3779
καὶkai
alsoadverbG2532
ho
thearticleG3588
θεὸςtheos
GodnounG2316
τοὺςtous
thosearticleG3588
κοιμηθένταςkoimēthentas
having fallen asleepverbG2837
διὰdia
throughprepositionG1223
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
ἸησοῦIēsou
JesusnounG2424
ἄξειaxei
will bringverbG71
σὺνsyn
withprepositionG4862
αὐτῷautō
HimpronounG846
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Thessalonians 4:14

“For if we believe,” he says, “that Jesus died and rose again,” and lived, “even so them also that are fallen asleep in Jesus will God bring with Him.” Where are they who deny the Flesh? For if He did not assume Flesh, neither did He die. If He did not die, neither did He rise again. How then does he exhort us from these things to faith? Was he not then according to them a trifler and a deceiver? For if to die proceeds from sin, and Christ did not sin, how does he now…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 7 on First Thessalonians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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