Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, and the voice of the archangel, and trump of God. And the dead in Christ shall arise first:
New American Standard Bible
For the Lord
King James Version
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:
Holman Bible
For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout,
International Standard Version
With a shout of command, with the archangel's call, and with the sound of God's trumpet, the Lord himself will come down from heaven, and the dead who belong to the Messiah will rise first.
A Conservative Version
Because the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with a voice of the arch-agent, and with a trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first,
American Standard Version
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;
Amplified
For the Lord Himself will come down from heaven with a shout of command, with the voice of the
An Understandable Version
For the Lord Himself [i.e., Jesus] will come down from heaven with a commanding shout [Note: This probably refers to Jesus' voice. See John 5:25, 28], [and] with the archangel's voice [i.e., Michael. See Jude 9] and with the sound of God's trumpet; [at this] the dead in [fellowship with] Christ will rise [from the dead] first.
Anderson New Testament
for the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God; and the dead in Christ shall arise first;
Bible in Basic English
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;
Common New Testament
For the Lord himself will descend from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.
Daniel Mace New Testament
for the Lord himself will descend from heaven, and by the voice of the archangel, with the trumpet of God, resound the summons: they who died christians shall rise first:
Darby Translation
for the Lord himself, with an assembling shout, with archangel's voice and with trump of God, shall descend from heaven; and the dead in Christ shall rise first;
Godbey New Testament
because the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first;
Goodspeed New Testament
For the Lord himself, at the summons, when the archangel calls and God's trumpet sounds, will come down from heaven, and first those who died in union with Christ will rise;
John Wesley New Testament
For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven, with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God; and the dead in Christ shall rise first.
Julia Smith Translation
For the Lord himself in the word of command, in the voice of the archangel, shall descend from heaven: and the dead in Christ shall be raised first:
King James 2000
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:
Lexham Expanded Bible
For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout of command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.
Modern King James verseion
For the Lord Himself shall descend from Heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ shall rise first.
Moffatt New Testament
The Lord himself will descend from heaven with a loud summons, when the archangel calls and the trumpet of God sounds; the dead in Christ will rise first;
Montgomery New Testament
For the Lord himself with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God will descend from heaven. Then the dead in Christ will rise first.
NET Bible
For the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a shout of command, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.
New Heart English Bible
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,
Noyes New Testament
For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a loud summons, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trump of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first;
Sawyer New Testament
for the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ shall rise first,
The Emphasized Bible
Because, the Lord himself, with a word of command, with a chief-messenger's voice, and with a trumpet of God, shall descend from heaven, - and, the dead in Christ, shall rise, first,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet of God; and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
Twentieth Century New Testament
For, with a loud summons, with the shout of an archangel, and with the trumpet-call of God, the Lord himself will come down from Heaven.
Webster
For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
Weymouth New Testament
For the Lord Himself will come down from Heaven with a loud word of command, and with an archangel's voice and the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.
Williams New Testament
For the Lord Himself, at the summons sounded by the archangel's call and by God's trumpet, will come down from heaven, and first of all the dead in union with Christ will rise,
World English Bible
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,
Worrell New Testament
because the Lord Himself will descend from Heaven, with a shout, with a voice of an archangel, and with a trumpet of God; and the dead in Christ shall rise first;
Worsley New Testament
For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with acclamation, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first;
Youngs Literal Translation
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,
Themes
Angels » Are of different orders
Coming of the lord jesus Christ » Who the lord will come with
Coming of the lord jesus Christ » Who
Coming of the lord jesus Christ » Who shall be resurrected when the lord comes
The Dead » Resurrection of » Promises concerning
The Dead » Resurrection of » Select readings
the Death of saints » Survivors consoled for
Resurrection » Promises concerning
The Resurrection » Saints in, shall » Rise first
Rewards at advent » Bestowed upon believers » Glory with the king
Second coming of Christ » Rewards at, bestowed upon believers » Glory with the king
The second coming of Christ » The manner of » With a shout and the voice of the archangel, &c
The second coming of Christ » They who shall have died in Christ shall rise first at
the future » Rewards at, bestowed upon believers » Glory with the king
Trumpet » Sounding of, illustrative of » God's power to raise the dead
Topics
Interlinear
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in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
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Devotionals
Devotionals about 1 Thessalonians 4:16
Devotionals containing 1 Thessalonians 4:16
References
American
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Thessalonians 4:16
Prayers for 1 Thessalonians 4:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Comfort Of The Lord's Return
15 And this say we unto you in the word of the Lord, that we which live and are remaining in the coming of the Lord, shall not come before they which sleep. 16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, and the voice of the archangel, and trump of God. And the dead in Christ shall arise first: 17 then shall we which live and remain, be caught up with them also in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so shall we ever be with the Lord.
Phrases
Cross References
1 Corinthians 15:23
and every man in his own order: The first is Christ, then they that are Christ's at his coming.
2 Thessalonians 1:7
and to you which are troubled, rest with us; when the Lord Jesus shall show himself from heaven, with his mighty angels,
Matthew 16:27
For the son of man shall come in the glory of his father, with his angels, and then shall he reward every man according to his deeds.
Acts 1:11
which also said, "Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come, even as ye have seen him go into heaven."
Revelation 1:7
Behold, he cometh with clouds, and all eyes shall see him: and they also which pierced him. And all kindreds of the earth shall wail. Even so, amen.
Psalm 47:5
God is gone up with a merry noise, and the LORD with the sound of the trumpet.
Isaiah 27:13
Then shall the great trumpet be blown, so that those which have been destroyed in the Assyrian's land, and those that be scattered abroad in Egypt, shall come and worship the LORD at Jerusalem, upon the holy mount.
Exodus 19:16
And the third day in the morning there was thunder, and lightning and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the horn waxed exceeding loud, and all the people that was in the host was afraid.
Zechariah 9:14
the LORD God shall be seen above them, and his darts shall go forth as the lightning. The LORD God shall blow the trumpet, and shall come forth as a storm out of the south.
1 Corinthians 15:51-52
Behold, I show a mystery unto you: we shall not all sleep: but we shall all be changed,
2 Thessalonians 2:1
We beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and in that we shall assemble unto him,
Jude 1:9
Yet Michael the archangel, when he strove against the devil, and disputed the body of Moses, durst not give railing sentence, but said, "The Lord rebuke thee."
Exodus 20:18
And all the people saw the thunder and the lightning and the noise of the horn, and how the mountain smoked.
Numbers 23:21
He beheld no wickedness in Jacob, nor saw Idolatry in Israel: The LORD his God is with him, and the tromp of a king among them.
Psalm 47:1
{To the Chanter, a Psalm of the children of Korah} O clap your hands together, all ye people; O sing unto God with the voice of melody!
Isaiah 25:8-9
As for death, he shall utterly consume it. The LORD God shall wipe away the tears from all faces, and take away the rebuke of his people through the whole world. For the LORD himself hath said it.
Joel 2:11
The LORD shall show his voice before his host, for his host is great, strong and mighty to fulfill his commandment. This is that great and marvelous fearful day of the LORD: And who is able to abide it?
Zechariah 4:7
What art thou, thou great mountain, before Zerubbabel? Thou must be made even. And he shall bring up the first stone so that men shall cry unto him, 'Good luck, good luck!''
Zechariah 9:9
Rejoice thou greatly, O daughter Zion; be glad, O daughter Jerusalem. For lo, thy King cometh unto thee, even the righteous and Saviour: Lowly and simple is he, he rideth upon an ass, and upon the foal of an ass.
Matthew 24:30-31
And then shall appear the sign of the son of man in heaven. And then shall all the kindreds of the earth mourn, and they shall see the son of man come in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
Matthew 25:31
"When the son of man shall cometh in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the seat of his glory
Matthew 26:64
Jesus said to him, "Thou hast said. Nevertheless I say unto you, hereafter shall ye see the son of man sitting on the righthand of power, and come in the clouds of the sky."
2 Peter 3:10
Nevertheless, the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in the which day, the heavens shall perish with terrible noise, and the elements shall melt with heat, and the earth, with the works that are therein, shall burn.
Revelation 1:10
I was in the spirit on a Sunday, and heard behind me a great voice, as it had been of a trumpet,
Revelation 8:13
And I beheld and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, "Woe; Woe, to the inhabiters of the earth because of the voices to come of the trumpet of the three angels which were yet to blow!"
Revelation 14:13
And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, "Write, 'Blessed are the dead, which hereafter die in the Lord: Even so, saith the spirit, that they may rest from their labors; but their works shall follow them.'"
Revelation 20:5-6
But the others of the dead men lived not again, until the thousand years were finished. This is that first resurrection.