The New American Standard Bible
Book of 1 Thessalonians
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4:16 - [In Context|Original Greek] For the Lord Himself R160 will R161 descend from heaven with a shout, F51 R162 with the voice of {the} R163 archangel and with the trumpet R164 of God, and the R165 dead in Christ will rise first.
4:17 - [In Context|Original Greek] Then we R166 who are alive and F52 remain will be caught R167 up together with them in R168 the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we shall always be R169 with the Lord.
FOOTNOTES: F51: Or cry of command F52: Lit who
CROSS REFERENCES: R160: 1 Thessalonians 2:19 R161: 1 Corinthians 15:18; 1 Thessalonians 4:13 R162: 1 Thessalonians 3:11 R163: 1 Thessalonians 1:10; 2 Thessalonians 1:7 R164: Joel 2:11 R165: Jude 1:9 R166: Matthew 24:31 R167: 1 Corinthians 15:23; 2 Thessalonians 2:1; Revelation 14:13 R168: 1 Corinthians 15:52; 1 Thessalonians 5:10 R169: 2 Corinthians 12:2

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