1 Thessalonians 4:13 – Greek Text

Οὐ θέλομεν δὲ ὑμᾶς ἀγνοεῖν, ἀδελφοί, περὶ τῶν κοιμωμένων, ἵνα μὴ λυπῆσθε καθὼς καὶ οἱ λοιποὶ οἱ μὴ ἔχοντες ἐλπίδα.

Word-by-Word Translation & Verb Parsing

• Οὐ (Not)
• θέλομεν (we do want)Verb Parsing: 1st Person Plural, Present Active Indicative of θέλω
• δὲ (but)
• ὑμᾶς (you)
• ἀγνοεῖν (to be ignorant)Verb Parsing: Present Active Infinitive of ἀγνοέω
• ἀδελφοί (brothers)
• περὶ (concerning)
• τῶν (those)
• κοιμωμένων (having fallen asleep)Verb Parsing: Perfect Middle/Passive Participle, Genitive Plural Masculine of κοιμάω
• ἵνα (so that)
• μὴ (not)
• λυπῆσθε (you should be grieved)Verb Parsing: 2nd Person Plural, Present Passive Subjunctive of λυπέω
• καθὼς (just as)
• καὶ (also)
• οἱ (the)
• λοιποὶ (rest)
• οἱ (those)
• μὴ (not)
• ἔχοντες (having)Parsing: Present Active Participle, Nominative Plural Masculine of ἔχω
• ἐλπίδα (hope)

Verse Meaning in English

But we do not want you to be ignorant, brothers, concerning those having fallen asleep, so that you should not be grieved, just as also the rest, those having no hope.

1 Thessalonians 4:14 – Greek Text

εἰ γὰρ πιστεύομεν ὅτι Ἰησοῦς ἀπέθανεν καὶ ἀνέστη, οὕτως καὶ ὁ Θεὸς τοὺς κοιμηθέντας διὰ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ ἄξει σὺν αὐτῷ.

Word-by-Word Translation & Verb Parsing

• εἰ (If)
• γὰρ (for)
• πιστεύομεν (we believe)Verb Parsing: 1st Person Plural, Present Active Indicative of πιστεύω
• ὅτι (that)
• Ἰησοῦς (Jesus)
• ἀπέθανεν (died)Verb Parsing: 3rd Person Singular, Aorist Active Indicative of ἀποθνῄσκω
• καὶ (and)
• ἀνέστη (rose again)Verb Parsing: 3rd Person Singular, Aorist Active Indicative of ἀνίστημι
• οὕτως (so)
• καὶ (also)
• ὁ Θεὸς (the God)
• τοὺς (those)
• κοιμηθέντας (having fallen asleep)Verb Parsing: Aorist Passive Participle, Accusative Plural Masculine of κοιμάω
• διὰ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ (through Jesus)
• ἄξει (will bring)Verb Parsing: 3rd Person Singular, Future Active Indicative of ἄγω
• σὺν (with)
• αὐτῷ (Him)

Verse Meaning in English

For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with Him those having fallen asleep.

1 Thessalonians 4:15 – Greek Text

Τοῦτο γὰρ ὑμῖν λέγομεν ἐν λόγῳ Κυρίου, ὅτι ἡμεῖς οἱ ζῶντες οἱ περιλειπόμενοι εἰς τὴν παρουσίαν τοῦ Κυρίου οὐ μὴ φθάσωμεν τοὺς κοιμηθέντας·

Word-by-Word Translation & Verb Parsing

• Τοῦτο (This)
• γὰρ (for)
• ὑμῖν (to you)
• λέγομεν (we declare)Verb Parsing: 1st Person Plural, Present Active Indicative of λέγω
• ἐν (in)
• λόγῳ (word)
• Κυρίου (of the Lord)
• ὅτι (that)
• ἡμεῖς (we)
• οἱ ζῶντες (the living)
• οἱ περιλειπόμενοι (the remaining)Verb Parsing: Present Middle/Passive Participle, Nominative Plural Masculine of περιλείπω
• εἰς (unto)
• τὴν παρουσίαν (the coming)
• τοῦ Κυρίου (of the Lord)
• οὐ (not)
• μὴ (shall not)
• φθάσωμεν (precede)Verb Parsing: 1st Person Plural, Aorist Active Subjunctive of φθάνω
• τοὺς κοιμηθέντας (those having fallen asleep)

Verse Meaning in English

For this we declare to you in the word of the Lord, that we the living, remaining unto the coming of the Lord, shall not precede those having fallen asleep,

1 Thessalonians 4:16 – Greek Text

ὅτι αὐτὸς ὁ Κύριος ἐν κελεύσματι, ἐν φωνῇ ἀρχαγγέλου καὶ ἐν σάλπιγγι Θεοῦ, καταβήσεται ἀπ’ οὐρανοῦ, καὶ οἱ νεκροὶ ἐν Χριστῷ ἀναστήσονται πρῶτον,

Word-by-Word Translation & Verb Parsing

• ὅτι (because)
• αὐτὸς (Himself)
• ὁ Κύριος (the Lord)
• ἐν κελεύσματι (with a loud command)
• ἐν φωνῇ (with the voice)
• ἀρχαγγέλου (of an archangel)
• καὶ (and)
• ἐν σάλπιγγι Θεοῦ (with the trumpet of God)
• καταβήσεται (will descend)Verb Parsing: 3rd Person Singular, Future Middle Indicative of καταβαίνω
• ἀπ’ οὐρανοῦ (from heaven)
• καὶ (and)
• οἱ νεκροὶ (the dead)
• ἐν Χριστῷ (in Christ)
• ἀναστήσονται (will rise)Verb Parsing: 3rd Person Plural, Future Middle Indicative of ἀνίστημι
• πρῶτον (first)

Verse Meaning in English

Because 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 rise first.

1 Thessalonians 4:17 – Greek Text

ἔπειτα ἡμεῖς οἱ ζῶντες οἱ περιλειπόμενοι ἅμα σὺν αὐτοῖς ἁρπαγησόμεθα ἐν νεφέλαις εἰς ἀπάντησιν τοῦ Κυρίου εἰς ἀέρα· καὶ οὕτως πάντοτε σὺν Κυρίῳ ἐσόμεθα.

Word-by-Word Translation & Verb Parsing

• ἔπειτα (Then)
• ἡμεῖς (we)
• οἱ ζῶντες (the living)
• οἱ περιλειπόμενοι (the remaining)Verb Parsing: Present Middle/Passive Participle, Nominative Plural Masculine of περιλείπω
• ἅμα (together)
• σὺν (with)
• αὐτοῖς (them)
• ἁρπαγησόμεθα (will be caught away)Verb Parsing: 1st Person Plural, Future Passive Indicative of ἁρπάζω
• ἐν νεφέλαις (in clouds)
• εἰς ἀπάντησιν (for a meeting)
• τοῦ Κυρίου (of the Lord)
• εἰς ἀέρα (into the air)
• καὶ (and)
• οὕτως (so)
• πάντοτε (always)
• σὺν Κυρίῳ (with the Lord)
• ἐσόμεθα (we will be)Verb Parsing: 1st Person Plural, Future Middle Indicative of εἰμί

Verse Meaning in English

Then we, the living remaining, will be caught away together with them in the clouds for the meeting of the Lord in the air; and so we will be always with the Lord.

1 Thessalonians 4:18 – Greek Text

Ὥστε παρακαλεῖτε ἀλλήλους ἐν τοῖς λόγοις τούτοις.

Word-by-Word Translation & Verb Parsing

• Ὥστε (Therefore)
• παρακαλεῖτε (encourage)Verb Parsing: 2nd Person Plural, Present Active Imperative of παρακαλέω
• ἀλλήλους (one another)
• ἐν (with)
• τοῖς λόγοις (the words)
• τούτοις (these)

Verse Meaning in English

Therefore encourage one another with these words.

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