1 Thessalonians 4:13

King James Version (KJV)

But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.

Translations

1 Thessalonians 4:13 - Amplified Bible

Now also we would not have you ignorant, brethren, about those who fall asleep [in death], that you may not grieve [for them] as the rest do who have no hope [beyond the grave].

1 Thessalonians 4:13 - American Standard Version

But we would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning them that fall asleep; that ye sorrow not, even as the rest, who have no hope.

1 Thessalonians 4:13 - Bible in Basic English

But it is our desire, brothers, that you may be certain about those who are sleeping; so that you may have no need for sorrow, as others have who are without hope.

1 Thessalonians 4:13 - Darby Bible

But we do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them that are fallen asleep, to the end that ye be not grieved even as also the rest who have no hope.

1 Thessalonians 4:13 - English Standard Version

But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope.

1 Thessalonians 4:13 - King James Version

But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.

1 Thessalonians 4:13 - La Biblia de las Americas

Pero no queremos, hermanos, que ignoréis acerca de los que duermen, para que no os entristezcáis como lo hacen los demás que no tienen esperanza.

1 Thessalonians 4:13 - The Message

And regarding the question, friends, that has come up about what happens to those already dead and buried, we don’t want you in the dark any longer. First off, you must not carry on over them like people who have nothing to look forward to, as if the grave were the last word. Since Jesus died and broke loose from the grave, God will most certainly bring back to life those who died in Jesus.

1 Thessalonians 4:13 - New American Standard Bible

But we do not want you to be uninformed, brethren, about those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve as do the rest who have no hope.

1 Thessalonians 4:13 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Pero no queremos, hermanos, que ignoren acerca de los que duermen (que han muerto), para que no se entristezcan como lo hacen los demás que no tienen esperanza.

1 Thessalonians 4:13 - World English Bible

But we don`t want you to be ignorant, brothers, concerning those who have fallen asleep, so that you don`t grieve like the rest, who have no hope.

1 Thessalonians 4:13 - Young's Living Translation

And I do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, that ye may not sorrow, as also the rest who have not hope,

1 Thessalonians 4:13 - Additional Comments

In Acts 17:1-10 we read about Paul's trip to Thessalonica, in the region of Macedonia, during his second missionary journey. He was only there for a few weeks, but he established a church there. The letters to the Thessalonians were the first of Paul's letters, written in 52 AD, during his second missionary journey, when he was in Corinth for 18 months. At that point the church in Thessalonica was only 1-2 years old. It is the oldest existing Christian document (the gospels were written over a decade later).
Paul apparently had heard from the church that in that short time, some of the believers has died. He tries to comfort them here in their sorrow. Note that he does not discourage being sorrowful - he compares the sorrow of those in Christ with the sorrow of those who have no hope.

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