1Th 4:15 | NASB | e4.org | For this we say to you by the word of the Lord , that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord , will not precede those who have fallen asleep .

a 1 Kin 13:17f; 20:35; 2 Cor 12:1; Gal 1:12

‏ 1 Thessalonians 4:15

15 For this we say to you ^aby the word of the Lord, that ^bwe who are alive ^{▼▼ Lit who}and remain until ^dthe coming of the Lord, will not precede ^ethose who have fallen asleep.