KJV King James Version
Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.
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1 Corinthians 10:11
Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Now these things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.
WEB World English Bible
Now all these things happened to them by way of example, and they were written for our admonition, on whom the ends of the ages have come.
ASV American Standard Version
Now these things happened unto them by way of example; and they were written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the ages are come.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And all these things as types did happen to those persons, and they were written for our admonition, to whom the end of the ages did come,
Surrounding context — 1 Corinthians 10
8 Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.
9 Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.
10 Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.
11 Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.
12 Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.
13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God [is] faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear [it].
14 Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.
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ταῦταG3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itδὲG1161 · dethenτυπικῶςG9992 · tupikōsfigurativelyσυνέβαινενG4819 · sumbainōto happenἐκείνοις,G1565 · ekeinosthatἐγράφηG1125 · graphōto writeδὲG1161 · dethenπρὸςG4314 · prosto/withνουθεσίανG3559 · nouthesiaadmonitionἡμῶνG3165 · memeεἰςG1519 · eistowardοὓςG3739 · hos, hēwhichτὰG3588 · hothe/this/whoτέληG5056 · telosgoal/taxτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoαἰώνωνG165 · aiōnan age: ageκατήντηκεν.¶G2658 · katantaōto come to
Cross-references
Romans 15:4For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.Romans 13:11And that, knowing the time, that now [it is] high time to awake out of sleep: for now [is] our salvation nearer than when we believed.1 Corinthians 9:10Or saith he [it] altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, [this] is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope.1 John 2:18Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.Philippians 4:5Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord [is] at hand.Romans 4:23Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him;Hebrews 10:37For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.Hebrews 10:25Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some [is]; but exhorting [one another]: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.1 Corinthians 7:29But this I say, brethren, the time [is] short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none;
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