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Berean Standard Bible

“Brothers, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who are without hope.”

1 Thessalonians 4:13

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1 Thessalonians is one of Paul's earliest letters, written around AD 50 to a young church he had been forced to leave after only a short stay, as Acts 17 records. Since then some believers in Thessalonica had died, and the church was troubled about what would happen to them when Christ returned.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Brothers, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who are without hope.

World English Bible (WEB)

But we don’t want you to be ignorant, brothers, concerning those who have fallen asleep, so that you don’t grieve like the rest, who have no hope.

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

But we would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning them that fall asleep; that ye sorrow not, even as the rest, who have no hope.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

But it is our desire, brothers, that you may be certain about those who are sleeping; so that you may have no need for sorrow, as others have who are without hope.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And I do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, that you may not sorrow, as also the rest who have not hope,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Tampoco, hermanos, queremos que ignoréis acerca de los que duermen, que no os entristezcáis como los otros que no tienen esperanza.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Hermanos, no queremos que ignoren lo que pasa con los que mueren, para que no se pongan tristes como esos otros que no tienen esperanza.

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