KJV
ASV
15. For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we that are alive, that are left unto the coming of the Lord, shall in no wise precede them that are fallen asleep.

ESV
15. For this we declare to you by a word from the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep.

ERVEN
15. What we tell you now is the Lord's own message. Those of us who are still living when the Lord comes again will join him, but not before those who have already died.

NLT
15. We tell you this directly from the Lord: We who are still living when the Lord returns will not meet him ahead of those who have died.

WEB
15. For this we tell you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left to the coming of the Lord, will in no way precede those who have fallen asleep.

NET
15. For we tell you this by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will surely not go ahead of those who have fallen asleep.

NLV
15. We tell you this as it came from the Lord. Those of us who are alive when the Lord comes again will not go ahead of those who have died.

HCSB
15. For we say this to you by a revelation from the Lord: We who are still alive at the Lord's coming will certainly have no advantage over those who have fallen asleep.

YLT
15. for this to you we say in the word of the Lord, that we who are living -- who do remain over to the presence of the Lord -- may not precede those asleep,

LITV
15. For we say this to you in the Word of the Lord, that we the living who remain to the coming of the Lord will not at all go before those who have fallen asleep.

RV
15. For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we that are alive, that are left unto the coming of the Lord, shall in no wise precede them that are fallen asleep.

NCV
15. What we tell you now is the Lord's own message. We who are living when the Lord comes again will not go before those who have already died.

MKJV
15. For we say this to you by the Word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord shall not go before those who are asleep.

AKJV
15. For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain to the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.

LXXEN



KJV
15. For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive [and] remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.

AMP
15. For this we declare to you by the Lord's [own] word, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord shall in no way precede [into His presence] or have any advantage at all over those who have previously fallen asleep [in Him in death].

KJVP
15. For G1063 CONJ this G5124 D-ASN we say G3004 V-PAI-1P unto you G5213 P-2DP by G1722 PREP the word G3056 N-DSM of the Lord G2962 N-GSM , that G3754 CONJ we G3588 T-NPM which G3588 T-NPM are alive G2198 V-PAP-NPM [ and ] remain G4035 V-POP-NPM unto G1519 PREP the G3588 T-ASF coming G3952 N-ASF of G3588 T-GSM the G3588 T-GSM Lord G2962 N-GSM shall not G3364 prevent G5348 V-AAS-1P them which are asleep G2837 V-APP-APM .

YLT
15. for this to you we say in the word of the Lord, that we who are living -- who do remain over to the presence of the Lord -- may not precede those asleep,

ASV
15. For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we that are alive, that are left unto the coming of the Lord, shall in no wise precede them that are fallen asleep.

WEB
15. For this we tell you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left to the coming of the Lord, will in no way precede those who have fallen asleep.

NASB
15. Indeed, we tell you this, on the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will surely not precede those who have fallen asleep.

ESV
15. For this we declare to you by a word from the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep.

RV
15. For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we that are alive, that are left unto the coming of the Lord, shall in no wise precede them that are fallen asleep.

RSV
15. For this we declare to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, shall not precede those who have fallen asleep.

NKJV
15. For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive [and] remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep.

MKJV
15. For we say this to you by the Word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord shall not go before those who are asleep.

AKJV
15. For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain to the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.

NRSV
15. For this we declare to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will by no means precede those who have died.

NIV
15. According to the Lord's own word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left till the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep.

NIRV
15. That agrees with what the Lord has said. When the Lord comes, many of us will still be alive. We tell you that we will certainly not go up before those who have died.

NLT
15. We tell you this directly from the Lord: We who are still living when the Lord returns will not meet him ahead of those who have died.

MSG
15. And then this: We can tell you with complete confidence--we have the Master's word on it--that when the Master comes again to get us, those of us who are still alive will not get a jump on the dead and leave them behind. In actual fact, they'll be ahead of us.

GNB
15. W_ hat we are teaching you now is the Lord's teaching: we who are alive on the day the Lord comes will not go ahead of those who have died.

NET
15. For we tell you this by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will surely not go ahead of those who have fallen asleep.

ERVEN
15. What we tell you now is the Lord's own message. Those of us who are still living when the Lord comes again will join him, but not before those who have already died.