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

Furthermore, I want you to know, brothers, that I have often planned to come to see you (though until now I have been prevented), in order that I may gather some fruit among you too, as I have among the rest of the heathen.

For I would not have you, brothers, to be ignorant of the fact that though our forefathers were all made safe by the cloud, and all went securely through the sea, and in the cloud and the sea

About spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be without information.

For I do not want you to be uninformed about the sorrow that I suffered in Asia, because I was so crushed beyond any power to endure that I was in dire despair of life itself.

But you must avoid forgetting this one fact, dearly beloved, that with the Lord a single day is like a thousand years and a thousand years are like a single day.

Which are

For on the Lord's own authority we say that those of us who may be left behind and are still living when the Lord comes back, will have no advantage at all over those who have fallen asleep.

who died for us, so that whether we still live or sleep we may live in fellowship with Him.

the tombs were opened, and many bodies of saints then sleeping in death rose

Now they were all weeping and wailing over her. But He said, "Stop weeping! For she is not dead but asleep."

He said this, and after that He added, "Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going there to wake him."

Then he fell on his knees and cried out, "Lord, do not charge this sin on the book against them!" On saying this he fell asleep in death.

For David, after having served God's purpose in his own generation, fell asleep and was laid among his forefathers, and so he did experience decay,

After that, at one time He was seen by more than five hundred brothers, most of whom are still living, though some of them have fallen asleep.

and saying, "Where is His promised coming? For ever since our forefathers fell asleep everything has remained exactly as it was from the beginning of creation!"

Ye sorrow

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

Some devout men buried Stephen and made loud lamentation for him.

Which have

At that time you were without any connection with Christ; you were aliens to the commonwealth of Israel, strangers to the sacred compacts made by God's promise, with no hope, and no God in the world.

If for this life only we Christians have set our hopes on Christ, we are the most pitiable people in the world.