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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 (GNV)

Passage

Wherefore, comfort your selues one another with these wordes.

Nearby Context

1 Thessalonians 4:16 For the Lord himselfe shall descende from heauen with a shoute, and with the voyce of the Archangel, and with the trumpet of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

1 Thessalonians 4:17 Then shall we which liue and remaine, be caught vp with them also in the clouds, to meete the Lord in the ayre: and so shall we euer be with the Lord.

1 Thessalonians 4:18 Wherefore, comfort your selues one another with these wordes.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "wherefore", "comfort", "selues", "another", and "wordes". 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 shall we which liue and remaine...", 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.