1 Thessalonians 4:13

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

I would

2 Peter 3:8

Which are

Ye sorrow

John 11:24

Acts 8:2

Which have

Ephesians 2:12

1 Corinthians 15:19

Bible References

I would

But I wish you not to be ignorant, brothers, that I often purposed to come to you, and was hindered hitherto, that I might have some fruit also among you, as among the other gentiles.

For I wish you not to be ignorant, brothers, that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea,

AND I wish you not to be ignorant, brothers, of the spiritual gifts.

For we wish you not to be ignorant, brothers, of our affliction which befell us in Asia, that we were exceedingly oppressed beyond our power, so that we despaired even of life;

But let not this one thing escape you, beloved, that one day with the Lord is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

Which are

For we tell you this by the word of the Lord, that we who live and remain till the coming of the Lord, shall not anticipate those that have fallen asleep,

who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we may live together with him.

and the tombs were opened, and many bodies of saints that slept arose,

And all wept and lamented her. But he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleeps.

He said these things, and after this he said to them, Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I go that I may awake him.

And kneeling down he cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And having said this he fell asleep.

For David, having in his generation served the will of God, fell asleep, and was gathered to his fathers and saw destruction;

Afterwards he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at once, of whom the most continue even to the present time, but some have fallen asleep.

and saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the world.

Ye sorrow

Martha said to him, I know that he will rise at the resurrection at the last day.

And pious men buried Stephen and made a great lamentation for him.

Which have

that at that time you were without Christ, alienated from the polity of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world;

If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.