1 Thessalonians 4:17
17Thenἔπειταweἡμεῖςtheοἱlivingζῶντεςοἱremainingπεριλειπόμενοιtogetherἅμαwithσὺνthemαὐτοῖςwill be caught awayἁρπαγησόμεθαinἐν[the] cloudsνεφέλαιςforεἰς[the] meetingἀπάντησινof theτοῦLordκυρίουinεἰς[the] airἀέρα·andκαὶsoοὕτωςalwaysπάντοτεwithσὺν[the] Lordκυρίῳwe will beἐσόμεθα.
Then we, the living remaining, will be caught up together with them in the clouds for the meeting of the Lord in the air; and so we will be always with the Lord.
Vocab difficulty
67.1
Rare words
περιλειπόμενοι
περιλείπομαι
I leave behind; pass: I am left behind, remain, survive.
ἀπάντησιν
ἀπάντησις
the act of meeting, to meet (a phrase seemingly almost technical for the reception of a newly arrived official).