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1 Thessalonians 4:13 KJV
1 Thessalonians · chapter 4 · verse 13
But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.1 Thessalonians 4:13 · King James Version
1 Thessalonians 4:13 in context
11And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
12That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing.
13But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.
14For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
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.
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Cross references
- Daniel 12:2
- 1 Thessalonians 4:15
- 1 Thessalonians 5:10
- 2 Peter 3:4
- 1 Corinthians 15:18-19
- 1 Corinthians 15:6
- Ephesians 2:12
- Acts 7:60
Key words (Strong's)
- concerningperiabout, concerning, on account of, because of, around, nearG4012 →
- ignorantagnoeōto be ignorant, not to know, not to understand, unknown, to err or sin through mistake…G50 →
- brethrenadelphosa brother, whether born of the same two parents or only of the same father or mother…G80 →
- asleepkoimaōto cause to sleep, put to sleep, metaph., to still, calm, quiet, to fall asleep, to…G2837 →
- sorrowlypeōto make sorrowful, to affect with sadness, cause grief, to throw into sorrow, to grieve…G3076 →
- othersloiposremaining, the rest, the rest of any number or class under consideration, with a certain…G3062 →
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In these words the apostle comforts the Thessalonians who mourned for the death of their relations and friends that died in the Lord. His design is to dissuade them from excessive grief, or inordinate sorrow, on that account. All grief for the death of friends is far from being unlawful;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 13-18