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1 Thessalonians 4:15 — King James Version← Study notes

For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.


1 Thessalonians 4:15Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Thessalonians 4:1523 words
GreekMeaning
τοῦτοtouto
ThisdemonstrativeG3778
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
ὑμῖνhymin
to youpronounG4771
λέγομενlegomen
we declareverbG3004
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
λόγῳlogō
the wordnounG3056
κυρίουkyriou
of the LordnounG2962
ὅτιhoti
thatadverbG3754
ἡμεῖςhēmeis
we ourselvespronounG1473
οἱhoi
thearticleG3588
ζῶντεςzōntes
livingverbG2198
οἱhoi
whoarticleG3588
περιλειπόμενοιperileipomenoi
are remainingverbG4035
εἰςeis
untillprepositionG1519
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
παρουσίανparousian
comingnounG3952
τοῦtou
of thearticleG3588
κυρίουkyriou
LordnounG2962
οὐou
certainlyadverbG3756
μὴ
notadverbG3361
φθάσωμενphthasōmen
may precedeverbG5348
τοὺςtous
thosearticleG3588
κοιμηθένταςkoimēthentas
having fallen asleepverbG2837
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Thessalonians 4:15

Speaking concerning the faithful, and them “which are fallen asleep in Christ” 1 Corinthians 15:18; and again, “the dead shall rise in Christ.” Since his discourse is not concerning the Resurrection only, but both concerning the Resurrection and concerning the honor in glory; all then shall partake of a Resurrection, he says, but not all shall be in glory, only those in Christ. Since therefore he wishes to comfort them, he comforts them not with this only, but also with the…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 7 on First Thessalonians
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