1 Thessalonians 4:15 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Thessalonians 4:15 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
τοῦτο
hoûtos
G3778
this
γὰρ
gár
G1063
for
ὑμῖν
hymeîs
G5210
you
λέγομεν
légō
G3004
to say
ἐν
en
G1722
in
λόγῳ
lógos
G3056
word
κυρίου
kýrios
G2962
Lord
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
ἡμεῖς
hēmeîs
G2249
we
οἱ
ho
G3588
the
ζῶντες
záō
G2198
to live
οἱ
ho
G3588
the
περιλειπόμενοι
perileípō
G4035
to remain over
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
παρουσίαν
parousía
G3952
presence
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
κυρίου
kýrios
G2962
Lord
οὐ
ou
G3756
not
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
φθάσωμεν
phthánō
G5348
to anticipate
τοὺς
ho
G3588
the
κοιμηθέντας
koimáō
G2837
to sleep
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World English Bible Public Domain
For this we tell you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left to the coming of the Lord, will in no way precede those who have fallen asleep.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For this we say to you in a word of the Lord, that we, the ones living, the ones surviving to the coming of the Lord, will certainly not go before the ones having slept.
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