1 Corinthians 10:11

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“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.”

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BSBPD

“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.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“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,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Corinthians 10:11 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 19:35So again that night they got their father drunk with wine, and the younger daughter went in and slept with him; he was not aware when she lay down or when she got up.
  2. Romans 4:23Now the words “it was credited to him” were written not only for Abraham,
  3. Romans 13:11And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.
  4. Romans 15:4For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.
  5. 1 Corinthians 7:29What I am saying, brothers, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they had none;
  6. 1 Corinthians 9:10Isn’t He actually speaking on our behalf? Indeed, this was written for us, because when the plowman plows and the thresher threshes, they should also expect to share in the harvest.
  7. Philippians 4:5Let your gentleness be apparent to all. The Lord is near.
  8. Hebrews 10:25Let us not neglect meeting together, as some have made a habit, but let us encourage one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
  9. Hebrews 10:37For, “In just a little while, He who is coming will come and will not delay.
  10. 1 John 2:18Children, it is the last hour; and just as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have appeared. This is how we know it is the last hour.

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