1 Thessalonians 4:17
Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
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
then we that are alive, that are left, shall together with them be caught up in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
then we who are living, who are remaining over, together with them shall be caught away in clouds to meet the Lord in air, and so always with the Lord we shall be;
Then we who are still living will be taken up together with them into the clouds to see the Lord in the air: and so will we be for ever with the Lord.
Cross References
And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of the Lord …
And they said unto him, Behold now, there be with thy servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray …
And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, …
Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the Lord shall be thine everlasting …
The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: …
And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: …
I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, …
And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, …
And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the …
And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out …