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# General Information:
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Paul talks about believers who have died, who are still alive, and those who will be alive when Christ returns.
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# We do not want you to be uninformed
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This can be stated in positive form. AT: "We want you to be informed" or "We want you to know"
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# brothers
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Here "brothers" means fellow Christians.
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# those who sleep
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Here "sleep" is a euphemism for those who are dead. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])
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# you do not grieve
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"you do not mourn"
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# like the rest who do not have certainty about the future
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"like the people who do not believe"
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# if we believe
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Here "we" refers to Paul and his audience. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-inclusive]])
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# rose again
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"rose to live again"
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# those who have fallen asleep in him
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Here "fallen asleep" is a polite way to refer to having died. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])
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# at the coming of the Lord
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"when the Lord returns" |