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What are related verses?

Related passages to 1 Thessalonians 4:18 include Deuteronomy 7:9, Malachi 3:6, 1 Thessalonians 4:17, 1 Thessalonians 3, and 1 Thessalonians 5.

1 Thessalonians 4:18 (DBY)

Passage

So encourage one another with these words.)

Nearby Context

1 Thessalonians 4:16 for the Lord himself, with an assembling shout, with archangel's voice and with trump of God, shall descend from heaven; and the dead in Christ shall rise first;

1 Thessalonians 4:17 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.

1 Thessalonians 4:18 So encourage one another with these words.)

Study Lenses

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

The prior verse says "then we the living who remain shall...", giving immediate footing for "encourage" and "another". In 1 Thessalonians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

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