1 Thessalonians 4:16 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Thessalonians 4:16 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 →
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
αὐτὸς
autós
G846
he
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
κύριος
kýrios
G2962
Lord
ἐν
en
G1722
in
κελεύσματι
kéleuma
G2752
command
ἐν
en
G1722
in
φωνῇ
phōnḗ
G5456
voice
ἀρχαγγέλου
archángelos
G743
archangel
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἐν
en
G1722
in
σάλπιγγι
sálpinx
G4536
trumpet
θεοῦ
theós
G2316
God
καταβήσεται
katabaínō
G2597
to descend
ἀπ’
apó
G575
from
οὐρανοῦ
ouranós
G3772
heaven
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
οἱ
ho
G3588
the
νεκροὶ
nekrós
G3498
dead
ἐν
en
G1722
in
Χριστῷ
Christós
G5547
Christ
ἀναστήσονται
anístēmi
G450
to raise
πρῶτον
prōton
G4412
first
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World English Bible Public Domain
For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with God's trumpet. The dead in Christ will rise first,
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King James Version Public Domain
For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For the Lord himself, with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with a trumpet of God, will come down from heaven, and the dead in Christ will rise first.
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