1 Thessalonians 4:13

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Brothers and sisters, we want you to know what happens to those who die. We don’t want you to mourn, as other people do because they don’t have any hope.

Cross References

1 Thessalonians 5:10

Jesus died for us so that we might live with him, whether we are still alive on this earth or whether we have already died.

1 Thessalonians 4:15

Following what the Lord himself has said, we tell you that at the Lord’s royal arrival, we who are still alive will not precede those who have died.

Ephesians 2:12

Remember that you used to be separated from Christ. You weren’t considered to be citizens of Israel, and so you didn’t have a share in what the covenants promised. You were without hope and without God in the world.

2 Peter 3:4

They’ll say, “Where is this ‘return’ he promised? Ever since our ancestors died, everything has been going on in the same way it has since the beginning of creation.”

1 Corinthians 15:6

and after that, he appeared to more than 500 brothers and sisters at the same time. (Most of them are still living, although some have died.)

Acts 7:60

Then he fell on his knees and cried out, “Lord, don’t hold this sin against them!” After he’d said this, he fell asleep.

2 Corinthians 1:8

Brothers and sisters, we want you to know about the difficulties we went through in the province of Asia. We were in great distress—far more than we could stand. We even thought we were going to die.

1 Corinthians 10:1

Brothers and sisters, I want you to know something about our people who lived long ago. They were all led by the cloud through the desert, and they all walked through the Red Sea.

Romans 1:13

Brothers and sisters, I want you to know that I’ve planned many times to visit you. But until now, I’ve been kept from coming. My work has produced results among the other Gentiles, and in the same way, I want to see results among you.

Acts 13:36

“David carried out God’s purpose in his own generation, but when he died, he was buried with his people and his body rotted away.

John 11:24

Martha answered, “I know he will rise again when people are raised from the dead on the last day.”

2 Peter 3:8

But don’t forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.

Acts 8:2

Godly people buried Stephen and mourned deeply for him.

Matthew 27:52

and tombs broke open. The bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life.

1 Corinthians 12:1

Brothers and sisters, I want you to know how the Holy Spirit works.

Ephesians 2:3

At one time we all lived among those things. We followed our wrong desires and thoughts, and we tried to satisfy what they wanted us to do. God was angry with us, as he was with everyone else, because of the kind of people we all were.

1 Thessalonians 4:14

We believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we also believe that God will bring back with Jesus his followers who have already died.

1 Thessalonians 5:6

So let’s not be like the others, who are asleep. Instead, let’s be wide awake and sober.