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Then (επειτα). The next step, not the identical time (τοτε), but immediately afterwards.
Together with them
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
Then we which are alive. Those who will then be alive. See 1 Thessalonians 4:16. The word here translated "then" (epeita
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
Shall be caught up.—“Our Assumption,” as Bishop Ellicott well calls it. The spiritualizing of our natural bodies without death, as…
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
Whatever ideas we have concerning the details of Christ's coming, this summing up of the whole matter is unutterably precious to us: so shall w…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
The authority that validates Paul’s affirmation in v.14 is nothing less than “the Lord’s own word” (cf. 1:8). Various attempts have been made to id…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
And so we shall be ever. To those who have been once gathered to Christ, he promises eternal life with him. By these statements, the rever…
John Gill
JohnGill
Then we which are alive and remain
(See Gill on 1 Thessalonians 4:15).
shall…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
Here is comfort for the relations and friends of those who die in the Lord. Grief for the death of friends is lawful; we may weep for our own loss,…
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
Previously, Paul aimed to bring the Thessalonians to the practice of self-control instead of sinful desire, and to curtail their idleness. Now he u…
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson