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1 Thessalonians 4:17 — Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with…
“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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The verses around 1 Thessalonians 4:17.
15For 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.
16For 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:
17Then 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.
18Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
Verse explanation
The image here recalls a custom of the time: when an emperor or important official arrived in a city, residents would go out to meet him on the road and escort him back within the walls. Paul describes Christians, living and resurrected, going out to meet Christ the same way, and then continuing on with Him — not going up never to return.
From the 1 Thessalonians 4 study in Bible in Stories.
1 Thessalonians 4:17 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
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.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Depois nós, os que ficarmos vivos, seremos arrebatados juntamente com elles nas nuvens, a encontrar o Senhor nos ares, e assim estaremos sempre com o Senhor.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Em seguida nós, os que ficarmos vivos, seremos arrebatados juntamente com eles nas nuvens, para encontrar o Senhor no ar, e assim estaremos com o Senhor para sempre.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Entonces los que de nosotros estemos todavía vivos aquí seremos llevados con ellos en las nubes, y nos encontraremos con el Señor en el aire. ¡Y entonces estaremos para siempre con el Señor!
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