1 Thessalonians 4:18 (ASV)

Passage

Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

Nearby Context

1 Thessalonians 4:16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven, with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first;

1 Thessalonians 4:17 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.

1 Thessalonians 4:18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "wherefore", "comfort", "another", and "words". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "wherefore" and "comfort", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "then we that are alive that are...", giving immediate footing for "wherefore" and "comfort". In 1 Thessalonians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "wherefore" and "comfort" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.