1 Corinthians 15:18
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.”
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BSBPD
“Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Then they also that are fallen asleep in Christ have perished.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“then, also, those having fallen asleep in Christ did perish;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo 1 Corinthians 15:18 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Corinthians 15:6After that, He appeared to more than five hundred brothers at once, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:13Brothers, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who are without hope.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:16For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise.
- Revelation 14:13And I heard a voice from heaven telling me to write, “Blessed are the dead—those who die in the Lord from this moment on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them.”
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