1 THESSALONIANS 5:10 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.”
Who died for us so that whether we are awake or asleep we might live together with him — Christ's death achieves incorporation into himself; both the living and the dead share in his resurrection-life. 'Live together with him' (syn autō) is the ultimate communion. His death transforms the human condition, making death itself a doorway to perpetual union.
Church Fathers on 1 Thessalonians 5:10
“That, whether we wake or sleep,” he says, “we should live together with Him. Wherefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as also you do.” And again, “whether we wake or sleep”; by sleep there he means one thing, and here another. For here, “whether we sleep” signifies the death of the body; that is, fear not dangers; though we should die, we shall live. Do not despair because you are in danger. You have a strong security. He would not have given His Son if…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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