1 Thessalonians 4:12-14

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¹²so that you may command the respect of outsiders, and be dependent on nobody.

The Coming of the Lord

¹³But we would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope.^[a] ¹⁴For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep.

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4.13 Paul tells them that those who died before Christ’s second Coming are no worse off than those who will still be alive at his coming.

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