1 Thessalonians 4:13-14

The Coming of the Lord

¹³ But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, _g that you may not grieve as others do _h who have no hope. ¹⁴ For _i since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him _j those who have fallen asleep.

1. Cross References
   Leviticus 19:28
   You shall not make any cuts on your body for the dead or tattoo yourselves: I am the Lord.
   Deuteronomy 14:1
   You are the sons of the Lord your God. You shall not cut yourselves or make any baldness on your foreheads for the dead.
   2 Samuel 12:20 - 23
   Then David arose from the earth and washed and anointed himself and changed his clothes. And he went into the house of the Lord and worshiped. He then went to his own house. And when he asked, they set food before him, and he ate.
   Mark 5:39
   And when he had entered, he said to them, "Why are you making a commotion and weeping? The child is not dead but sleeping.
   
2. Cross References
   Ephesians 2:12
   Remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.
   
3. Cross References
   1 Corinthians 15:13
   But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised.
   2 Corinthians 4:14
   Knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus and bring us with you into his presence.
   Revelation 1:18
   And the living one. I died, and behold I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of Death and Hades.
   
4. Cross References
   1 Corinthians 15:18
   Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.