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1 Thessalonians 4:16

In 1 Thessalonians 4 of 1 Thessalonians.

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:

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ὅτιhotiForὅτιconjunction — “For”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.Forαὐτὸςautoshimselfαὐτόςpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “himself”, the subject formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himselfὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.κύριοςkurioslordκύριοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “lord”, the subject formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.ἐνenwithἐνpreposition — “with”G1722in, on, among.withκελεύσματιkeleusmatia shoutκέλευσμα (keleusma)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “a shout”, the to- or for-formG2752a word of command, a call, an arousing outcry.a shoutἐνenwithἐνpreposition — “with”G1722in, on, among.withφωνῇphōnēvoiceφωνήnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “voice”, the to- or for-formG5456a sound, noise, voice, language, dialect.This verse uses “voice”.the voiceἀρχαγγέλουarchangelouof the archangelἀρχάγγελος (archangelos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the archangel”, the of-formG743a ruler of angels, a superior angel, an archangel.of the archangelκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐνenwithἐνpreposition — “with”G1722in, on, among.withσάλπιγγιsalpingitrumpσάλπιγξ (salpinx)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “trump”, the to- or for-formG4536a trumpet, the sound of a trumpet.the trumpθεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of Godκαταβήσεταιkatabēsetaito comeκαταβαίνω (katabainō)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to come”, an action still aheadG2597I go down, come down, either from the sky or from higher land, descend.ἀπ’apaway fromἀπό (apo)preposition — “away from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.οὐρανοῦouranouheavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “heaven”, the of-formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.νεκροὶnekroideadνεκρός (nekros)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “dead”, the subject formG3498(a) adj: dead, lifeless, subject to death, mortal, (b) noun: a dead body, a corpse.This verse uses “dead”.the deadἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inΧριστῷchristōChristΧριστός (christos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the to- or for-formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.Christἀναστήσονταιanastēsontaishall riseἀνίστημι (anistēmi)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “shall rise”, an action still aheadG450I raise up, set up; I rise from among (the) dead; I arise, appear.shall riseπρῶτονprōtonfirstπρῶτος (prōtos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “first”, the object formG4413first, before, principal, most important.This verse uses “first”.first

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

because the Lord himself, in a shout, in the voice of a chief-messenger, and in the trump of God, shall come down from heaven, and the dead in Christ shall rise first,

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American Standard Version (1901)

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;

Young’s Literal Translation

because the Lord himself, in a shout, in the voice of a chief-messenger, and in the trump of God, shall come down from heaven, and the dead in Christ shall rise first,

World English Bible

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,

Darby Translation

for the Lord himself, with an assembling shout, with archangel's voice and with trump of God, shall descend from heaven; and the dead in Christ shall rise first;

Douay-Rheims

Then we who are alive, who are left, shall be taken up together with them in the clouds to meet Christ, into the air, and so shall we be always with the Lord.

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