1 Thessalonians 4:16

Full Chapter

September 17, 2025

KJV

For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

BSB

For 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.

WEB

For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with God’s trumpet. The dead in Christ will rise first,

YLT

because the Lord himself, in a shout, in the voice of a chief-messenger, and in the trump of God, shall come down from heaven, and the dead in Christ shall rise first,

F.O.G Original

(16) For The אָדוֹן Adonai Himself will come down from sky above in a commanding shout, in the voice of an archangel messenger and in the trumpet blowing of אֱלֹהִים Elohim. And the dead in Mashiach will rise first of all.

F.O.G

F.O.G MSG

¹⁶The Lord Himself will come down from heaven with a commanding shout, with the voice of the archangelᵈ, and with the trumpet call of God. First, the dead in Messiah will rise.

Footnotes:

¹⁶ᵈ Archangel: The highest-ranking angel, likely Michael, who serves as God’s chief messenger and warrior in spiritual battles.