Passage

Living together with Christ

Source and translation

World English Bible, Protestant Edition · Public domain · en

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¹⁰who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.

1 Thessalonians 5:10World English Bible, Protestant Edition

The scene

The letter says Christ died so that, whether awake or asleep, the people addressed might live together with him.

To understand

This sentence follows the hope of salvation through Jesus Christ. The passage then tells the readers to encourage and build up one another, connecting that hope to their treatment of each other.

A question

What action toward other people follows the statement about living with Christ?