1 Thessalonians 4:17 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Thessalonians 4:17 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 →
ἔπειτα
épeita
G1899
thereafter
ἡμεῖς
hēmeîs
G2249
we
οἱ
ho
G3588
the
ζῶντες
záō
G2198
to live
οἱ
ho
G3588
the
περιλειπόμενοι
perileípō
G4035
to remain over
ἅμα
háma
G260
together
σὺν
sýn
G4862
with
αὐτοῖς
autós
G846
he
ἁρπαγησόμεθα
harpázō
G726
to seize
ἐν
en
G1722
in
νεφέλαις
nephélē
G3507
cloud
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
ἀπάντησιν
apántēsis
G529
to meet
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
κυρίου
kýrios
G2962
Lord
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
ἀέρα
aḗr
G109
air
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
οὕτως
hoútō
G3779
thus
πάντοτε
pántote
G3842
always
σὺν
sýn
G4862
with
κυρίῳ
kýrios
G2962
Lord
ἐσόμεθα
eimí
G1510
to be
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World English Bible Public Domain
then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air. So we will be with the Lord forever.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then we, the ones living, the ones surviving, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and in this way we will always be with the Lord.
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