1 Thessalonians 4:13

But we do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them who are falling asleep,—lest ye be sorrowing, even as the rest also, who are without hope;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

12That ye should walk reputably toward those without, and, of no one, have, need.

14For, if we believe that, Jesus, died, and rose again, so, also will, God, bring forth with him, them who have fallen asleep through Jesus;

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Cross References

Genesis 37:35And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to console him but he refused to be consoled, and said—Surely I will go down unto my son mourning to hades! And his father wept for him.

Leviticus 21:2Saving for his kin, that are near unto him, for his mother or for his father, or for his son or for his daughter, or for his brother;

2 Samuel 12:19But, when David saw that his servants were whispering among themselves, then understood David that the child was dead,—and David said unto his servants—Is the child, dead? And they answered—Dead!

1 Kings 1:21Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, then shall I and my son Solomon be counted, offenders.

Job 1:21and said—Naked came I forth from the womb of my mother, and naked must I return thither, Yahweh, gave, and, Yahweh, hath taken away,—The name of Yahweh be blessed!

Proverbs 14:32By his own wickedness, shall the lawless man, be thrust down, but the righteous, seeketh refuge in his integrity.

Matthew Henry on 1 Thessalonians 4:10-13

Brotherly Love. ( a. d. 51.) 9 But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another. 10 And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more; 11 And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you; 12 That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing. In these words… Read the whole commentary →

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