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1 Corinthians 10:11
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
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Study note
Setting — Paul addresses the Corinthian church, placing this directive immediately after recounting Israel’s wilderness complaints and divine judgments. He writes to believers who have just been warned against complaining and must be cautioned against spiritual complacency.
The words — τυπικῶς (tupikōs) means typologically, indicating that past events function as patterned precedents. συνέβαινεν (sunebainen) denotes ongoing historical occurrence, establishing that the recorded incidents are concrete, repeated realities.
The thread — The text explicitly links past writings to present instruction, mirroring the claim in Romans 15:4 that former records were penned for current guidance. It aligns with 1 Corinthians 9:10, which asserts that historical accounts were written for the benefit of contemporary readers, and echoes the urgent timing noted in Romans 13:11.
Why it lands — The verse states that historical failures were documented as direct warnings for those living at the culmination of the ages. It demands sober vigilance and immediate behavioral correction rather than passive reading or theological abstraction.
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The Greek words
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.
Cross-references
- Romans 15:4 For 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.
- Romans 13:11 And 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.
- 1 Corinthians 9:10 Isn’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.
- Philippians 4:5 Let your gentleness be apparent to all. The Lord is near.
- Romans 4:23 Now the words “it was credited to him” were written not only for Abraham,
- 1 John 2:18 Children, 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.
- Hebrews 10:25 Let 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.
- Hebrews 10:37 For, “In just a little while, He who is coming will come and will not delay.
- 1 Corinthians 7:29 What I am saying, brothers, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they had none;