1 Thessalonians 4:17

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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.

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1 Thessalonians 4:17 in Bible Translations

English Revised Version (ERV)

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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.

King James Bible (KJV)Read 1 Thessalonians 4:17 in KJV →

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)Read 1 Thessalonians 4:17 in ASV →

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.

Douay Rheims Bible (DRB)Read 1 Thessalonians 4:17 in DRB →

Then we who are alive, who are left, shall be taken up together with them in the clouds to meet Christ, into the air, and so shall we be always with the Lord.

Darby Bible Translation (DBT)Read 1 Thessalonians 4:17 in DBT →

then we, the living who remain, shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air; and thus we shall be always with the Lord.

Webster Bible Translation (WBT)Read 1 Thessalonians 4:17 in WBT →

Then we who 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.

World English Bible (WEB)Read 1 Thessalonians 4:17 in WEB →

then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air. So we will be with the Lord forever.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)Read 1 Thessalonians 4:17 in YLT →

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;

American King James Version (AKJV)Read 1 Thessalonians 4:17 in AKJV →

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.

Weymouth New Testament (WNT)Read 1 Thessalonians 4:17 in WNT →

Afterwards we who are alive and are still on earth will be caught up in their company amid clouds to meet the Lord in the air.

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1 Thessalonians 4:17 in Bible Translations

English Revised Version (ERV)

Primary

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.

King James Bible (KJV)Read 1 Thessalonians 4:17 in KJV →

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)Read 1 Thessalonians 4:17 in ASV →

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.

Douay Rheims Bible (DRB)Read 1 Thessalonians 4:17 in DRB →

Then we who are alive, who are left, shall be taken up together with them in the clouds to meet Christ, into the air, and so shall we be always with the Lord.

Darby Bible Translation (DBT)Read 1 Thessalonians 4:17 in DBT →

then we, the living who remain, shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air; and thus we shall be always with the Lord.

Webster Bible Translation (WBT)Read 1 Thessalonians 4:17 in WBT →

Then we who 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.

World English Bible (WEB)Read 1 Thessalonians 4:17 in WEB →

then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air. So we will be with the Lord forever.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)Read 1 Thessalonians 4:17 in YLT →

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;

American King James Version (AKJV)Read 1 Thessalonians 4:17 in AKJV →

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.

Weymouth New Testament (WNT)Read 1 Thessalonians 4:17 in WNT →

Afterwards we who are alive and are still on earth will be caught up in their company amid clouds to meet the Lord in the air.

Read 1 Thessalonians 4:17 in Other Translations

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About Bible Translations

Different translations use various approaches: formal equivalence (word-for-word), dynamic equivalence (thought-for-thought), and paraphrase. Each has strengths for different study purposes.

Learn about translation methods →King James Version →American Standard Version →