1 Corinthians 15:18 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)18 Then [also], those who have died in [fellowship with] Christ are lost. Ver CapítuloMás versionesKing James Version (Oxford) 176918 Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished. Ver CapítuloAmplified Bible - Classic Edition18 And further, those who have died in [spiritual fellowship and union with] Christ have perished (are lost)! Ver CapítuloAmerican Standard Version (1901)18 Then they also that are fallen asleep in Christ have perished. Ver CapítuloCommon English Bible18 and what’s more, those who have died in Christ are gone forever. Ver CapítuloCatholic Public Domain Version18 Then, too, those who have fallen asleep in Christ would have perished. Ver Capítulo |
For the Lord Himself [i.e., Jesus] will come down from heaven with a commanding shout [Note: This probably refers to Jesus’ voice. See John 5:25, 28], [and] with the archangel’s voice [i.e., Michael. See Jude 9] and with the sound of God’s trumpet; [at this] the dead in [fellowship with] Christ will rise [from the dead] first.
For we say this to you by [the authority of] the word of the Lord [Note: Paul was either quoting what Jesus had previously said, or was giving a revelation he had received from the Lord. See I Cor. 14:37], that we [Christians] who are [still] alive, who are left [on earth] when the Lord returns, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep. [Note: The point Paul is making is that the living will not be “changed” (I Cor. 15:51-52) and taken to heaven before the dead are raised].