1 Thessalonians 4:13

New Century Version

Brothers and sisters, we want you to know about those Christians who have died so you will not be sad, as others who have no hope.

Cross References

Genesis 37:35

All of his sons and daughters tried to comfort him, but he could not be comforted. He said, “I will be sad about my son until the day I die.” So Jacob cried for his son Joseph.

2 Samuel 18:33

Then the king was very upset, and he went to the room over the city gate and cried. As he went, he cried out, “My son Absalom, my son Absalom! I wish I had died and not you. Absalom, my son, my son!”

1 Kings 1:21

As soon as you die, Solomon and I will be treated as criminals.”

1 Kings 2:10

Then David died and was buried with his ancestors in Jerusalem.

Job 1:21

He said: “I was naked when I was born, and I will be naked when I die. The Lord gave these things to me, and he has taken them away. Praise the name of the Lord.”

Proverbs 14:32

The wicked are ruined by their own evil, but those who do right are protected even in death.

Ezekiel 37:11

Then he said to me, “Human, these bones are like all the people of Israel. They say, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope has gone. We are destroyed.’

Daniel 12:2

Many people who have already died will live again. Some of them will wake up to have life forever, but some will wake up to find shame and disgrace forever.

Leviticus 19:28

You must not cut your body to show sadness for someone who died or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the Lord.

Leviticus 21:2

But if the dead person was one of his close relatives, he may touch him. The priest may make himself unclean if the dead person is his mother or father, son or daughter, brother or

Matthew 27:52

The graves opened, and many of God’s people who had died were raised from the dead.

John 11:24

Martha answered, “I know that he will rise and live again in the resurrection on the last day.”

Acts 13:36

David did God’s will during his lifetime. Then he died and was buried beside his ancestors, and his body did rot in the grave.

Acts 7:60

He fell on his knees and cried in a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” After Stephen said this, he died.

Acts 8:2

And some religious people buried Stephen and cried loudly for him.

Romans 1:13

Brothers and sisters, I want you to know that I planned many times to come to you, but this has not been possible. I wanted to come so that I could help you grow spiritually as I have helped the other non-Jewish people.

1 Corinthians 10:1

Brothers and sisters, I want you to know what happened to our ancestors who followed Moses. They were all under the cloud and all went through the sea.

1 Corinthians 12:1

Now, brothers and sisters, I want you to understand about spiritual gifts.

1 Corinthians 15:6

After that, Jesus was seen by more than five hundred of the believers at the same time. Most of them are still living today, but some have died.

2 Corinthians 1:8

Brothers and sisters, we want you to know about the trouble we suffered in Asia. We had great burdens there that were beyond our own strength. We even gave up hope of living.

Ephesians 2:12

Remember that in the past you were without Christ. You were not citizens of Israel, and you had no part in the agreements with the promise that God made to his people. You had no hope, and you did not know God.

Ephesians 2:3

In the past all of us lived like them, trying to please our sinful selves and doing all the things our bodies and minds wanted. We should have suffered God’s anger because we were sinful by nature. We were the same as all other people.

1 Thessalonians 4:14

We believe that Jesus died and that he rose again. So, because of him, God will raise with Jesus those who have died.

1 Thessalonians 4:15

What we tell you now is the Lord’s own message. We who are living when the Lord comes again will not go before those who have already died.

1 Thessalonians 5:10

Jesus died for us so that we can live together with him, whether we are alive or dead when he comes.

1 Thessalonians 5:6

So we should not be like other people who are sleeping, but we should be alert and have self-control.

2 Peter 3:4

They will say, “Jesus promised to come again. Where is he? Our fathers have died, but the world continues the way it has been since it was made.”

2 Peter 3:8

But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: To the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years is as one day.