Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to Him, we ask you, brothers,
Parallel translations
- WEB Now, brothers, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and our gathering together to him, we ask you
- KJV Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,
- NKJV Now, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, we ask you,
- NASB Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, regarding the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him,
- NLT Now, dear brothers and sisters, let us clarify some things about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and how we will be gathered to meet him.
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Quick answer
Paul turns to the central concern of the letter: the coming of the Lord Jesus and the gathering of believers to him. He writes to correct confusion about end-time events.
Overview
The "coming" (parousia) and "our gathering together to him" refer to Christ's return and the assembling of his people to meet him (1 Thessalonians 4:16-17). This appeal sets up Paul's correction of a false teaching that had unsettled the church. He addresses them tenderly as "brothers," pastorally steadying an anxious congregation.
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- 1 Th 4:14–17For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, we also believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in Him.
- Mark 13:27And He will send out the angels to gather His elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.
- Matt 24:31And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.
- 1 Th 3:13so that He may establish your hearts in blamelessness and holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints. Amen.
- 1 Th 2:19After all, who is our hope, our joy, our crown of boasting, if it is not you yourselves in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His coming?
- 2 Tim 4:1I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of His appearing and His kingdom:
- Matt 25:32All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate the people one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
- Eph 1:10as a plan for the fullness of time, to bring all things in heaven and on earth together in Christ.
- Gen 49:10The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes and the allegiance of the nations is his.
- Rom 12:1Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.
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