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.
Parallel translations
- WEB 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.
- KJV 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.
- NKJV Now all these things happened to them as examples, and they were written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the ages have come.
- NASB Now these things happened to them as an example, and they were written for our instruction, upon whom the ends of the ages have come.
- NLT These things happened to them as examples for us. They were written down to warn us who live at the end of the age.
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Quick answer
Israel's failures were recorded as warnings for believers living at the climax of redemptive history. Scripture's past judgments instruct us now.
Overview
Paul affirms that the Old Testament accounts serve as 'examples' written for the church's admonition. Believers live in 'the ends of the ages,' the era of fulfillment inaugurated by Christ, which heightens both privilege and responsibility. This verse grounds the Christian use of the Old Testament for instruction and warns against repeating Israel's unbelief now that the decisive saving acts of God in Christ have come.
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- Rom 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.
- Rom 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.
- 1 Cor 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.
- 1 Jn 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.
- Phil 4:5Let your gentleness be apparent to all. The Lord is near.
- Rom 4:23Now the words “it was credited to him” were written not only for Abraham,
- Heb 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.
- Heb 10:37For, “In just a little while, He who is coming will come and will not delay.
- 1 Cor 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;
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