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Berean Standard Bible

“For 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 be the first to rise.”

1 Thessalonians 4:16

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In 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 Paul reassures believers that those who have died in Christ will not miss out when he returns. He appeals to a word from the Lord, and describes Christ's coming with images drawn from Old Testament scenes of God's appearing.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

For 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 be the first to rise.

World English Bible (WEB)

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,

King James Version (KJV)

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:

American Standard Version (ASV)

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;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Because the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a word of authority, with the voice of the chief angel, with the sound of a horn: and the dead in Christ will come to life first;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Porque el mismo Señor con aclamación, con voz de arcángel, y con trompeta de Dios, descenderá del cielo; y los muertos en Cristo resucitarán primero:

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

El Señor mismo bajará del cielo con voz de mando, con voz de arcángel y con trompeta de Dios, y los que murieron creyendo en él, serán los que resuciten primero.

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