Passage

Words to comfort one another

Source and translation

World English Bible, Protestant Edition · Public domain · en

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¹⁸Therefore comfort one another with these words.

1 Thessalonians 4:18World English Bible, Protestant Edition

The scene

The letter asks its readers to comfort one another with what it has said about the Lord’s coming.

To understand

The passage addresses grief for those who have died. It describes the dead in Christ rising first and the living being caught up with them to meet the Lord.

A question

What does the letter ask the readers to do with these words?