1 Thessalonians 4:13
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.
Context
This verse from 1 Thessalonians Chapter 4 connects to 10 cross-references. Instruction on sexual holiness: abstain from sexual immorality, controlling your own body in holiness and honor, not in passionate lust like the Gentiles. Concerning those who have died: we should not grieve as those without hope, for Jesus who died …
Other Translations
But we would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning them that fall asleep; that ye sorrow not, even as the rest, who have no hope.
And I do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, that ye may not sorrow, as also the rest who have not hope,
But it is our desire, brothers, that you may be certain about those who are sleeping; so that you may have no need for sorrow, as others have who are without hope.
Cross References
And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and …
Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am …
Ye are the children of the Lord your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your …
For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God, and the Lord hath chosen thee to be a …
But when David saw that his servants whispered, David perceived that the child was dead: therefore David said unto his …
Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his apparel, and came into the house …
And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he …
Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my …
So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.
And said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and …