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1 Thessalonians 5:10

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Verse 10 of 28

Scripture focus

Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.

1 Thessalonians 5:10 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Thessalonians 5:10

Theological / Devotional

Who died for us. See on Rom. 5:8; 1 Cor. 15:3. The specific purpose of the sacrifice is here stated to be that all believers might “live together with” Jesus. This purpose is fulfilled through the life, death, and resurrection of our Saviour.

Wake. Gr. gregoreo (see on v. 6).

Sleep. See on ch. 4:13. Paul is reverting to the topic that started the train of thought recorded in ch. 4:13-18, that is, the status of the Christian dead as compared with the living believers at the time of Christ’s return. Here he assures his readers that there will be no difference in the position of the two. Ultimately, both classes of Christians will “live together with him,” that is, with Christ (cf. on ch. 4:14-17).

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