1 Thessalonians 4:16 — King James Bible Online

Other Translations for 1 Thessalonians 4:16

BSB

For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise.

AKJV

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:

CPDV

For the Lord himself, with a command and with the voice of an Archangel and with a trumpet of God, shall descend from heaven. And the dead, who are in Christ, shall rise up first.

ERV

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:

NHEB

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,

SMT

For the Lord himself in the word of command, in the voice of the archangel, shall descend from heaven: and the dead in Christ shall be raised first:

Word Study (Strong’s) for 1 Thessalonians 4:16

ForG3754ConjunctiontheLordG2962Noun Masculine himselfG846shalldescendG2597Verb fromG575 heavenG3772Noun Masculine withG1722PrepositionashoutG2752Noun Neuter withG1722PrepositionthevoiceG5456Noun FeminineofthearchangelG743Noun Masculine andG2532Conjunction withG1722PrepositionthetrumpG4536Noun FeminineofGodG2316Noun Masculine andG2532ConjunctionthedeadG3498Adjective inG1722Preposition ChristG5547AdjectiveshallriseG450Verb firstG4412Adverb

Commentary for 1 Thessalonians 4:16

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Overview of 1 Thessalonians 4:16

Summary

Christ's descent with dead in Him rising first

Place

Heaven

Event

Christ descends at return

Estimated Time Period

c. 50-51 AD