1Th 4:14-15, 1Pe 1:3, 4:1-2, Rev 1:18 | ESV | STEP | For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again , even so , through Jesus , God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep .

1 Thessalonians 4:14-15

14 For ^asince we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him ^bthose who have fallen asleep. 15 For this we declare to you ^cby a word from the Lord, ^{▼▼Or by the word of the Lord} that ^ewe who are alive, who are left until ^fthe coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep.

1 Peter 1:3

Born Again to a Living Hope

3 ^gBlessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! ^hAccording to his great mercy, ⁱhe has caused us to be born again to a living hope ^jthrough the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

1 Peter 4:1-2

Stewards of God’s Grace

1 Since therefore ^kChrist suffered in the flesh, ^{▼▼Some manuscripts add for us; some for you} ^marm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for ⁿwhoever has suffered in the flesh ^ohas ceased from sin, 2 ^pso as to live for ^qthe rest of the time in the flesh ^rno longer for human passions but ^sfor the will of God.

Revelation of John 1:18

18 and the living one. ^tI died, and behold I am alive forevermore, and ^uI have the keys of Death and Hades.