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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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
Now	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
all	πάντα panta	G3956	all · adjective — nominative plural neuter
things	ταῦτα taûta	G5023	these things
happened	συνέβαινεν sunebainen	G4819	to walk (figuratively · verb — imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular
them	ἐκείνοις, ekeinois	G1565	that one (or (neuter) thing) · demonstrative pronoun — dative plural masculine
ensamples	τύπος týpos	G5179	a die (as struck)
and	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
written	ἐγράφη egraphē	G1125	to "grave" · verb — second aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular
for	πρὸς pros	G4314	a preposition of direction · preposition
our	ἡμῶν hēmōn	G2257	of (or from) us
admonition	νουθεσίαν nouthesian	G3559	calling attention to · noun — accusative singular feminine
upon	εἰς eis	G1519	to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition
whom	οὓς hous	G3739	the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun · relative pronoun — accusative plural masculine
ends	τέλη telē	G5056	properly · noun — nominative plural neuter
world	αἰώνων aiōnōn	G165	properly · noun — genitive plural masculine
come	κατήντηκεν.¶ katēntēken	G2658	to meet against · verb — perfect active indicative, 3rd person singular

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Cross-references

Romans 15:4 For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might hav…
Romans 13:11 And 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 9:10 Or 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 tha…
Philippians 4:5 Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.
Romans 4:23 Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him;
1 John 2:18 Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know…
Hebrews 10:25 Not 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…
Hebrews 10:37 For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 10:6-14

The apostle, having recited their privileges, proceeds here to an account of their faults and punishments, their sins and plagues, which are left upon record for an example to us, a warning against the like sins, if we would escape the like punishments. We must not do as they did, lest we suffer as they suffered. I. Several of their sins are specified as cautions to us; as, 1. We should shun inordinate desires after carnal objects: Not lust after evil things, as they lusted, Co1 10:6. God fed them with manna, but they must have flesh, Num 11:4. They had food for their supply, but, not content with this, they asked meat for their lusts, Psa 106:14. Carnal desires get head by indulgence, and t…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Corinthians 10:11

Now . . . these things . . . ensamples--resuming the thread of Co1 10:6. The oldest manuscripts read, "by way of example." the ends of the world--literally, "of the ages"; the New Testament dispensation in its successive phases (plural, "ends") being the winding up of all former "ages." No new dispensation shall appear till Christ comes as Avenger and Judge; till then the "ends," being many, include various successive periods (compare Heb 9:26). As we live in the last dispensation, which is the consummation of all that went before, our responsibilities are the greater; and the greater is the guilt, Paul implies, to the Corinthians, which they incur if they fall short of their privileges.

Adam Clarke on 1 Corinthians 10:11

Upon whom the ends of the world are come - Τα τελη των αιωνων· The end of the times included within the whole duration of the Mosaic economy. For although the word αιων means, in its primary sense, endless being, or duration; yet, in its accommodated sense, it is applied to any round or duration that is complete in itself: and here it evidently means the whole duration of the Mosaic economy. "Thus, therefore," says Dr. Lightfoot, "the apostle speaks in this place that those things, which were transacted in the beginning of the Jewish ages, are written for an example to you upon whom the ends of those ages are come; and the beginning is like to the end, and the end to the beginning. Both were…

The Church Fathers

And yet that "blindness" then was felt long before "the ends of the world." What, then, will the case be if God now keep us from the vices which of old were detestable before Him? "The time," says (the apostle), "is compressed.
— Tertullian, To His Wife Book I

Therefore, by means of the wide licence of those days, materials for subsequent emendations were furnished beforehand, of which materials the Lord by His Gospel, and then the apostle in the last days of the (Jewish) age, either cut off the redundancies or regulated the disorders.
— Tertullian, To His Wife Book I

But the fact is, the apostle's conclusion corresponds to the beginning: "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." What a Creator! how prescient already, and considerate in warning Christians who belong to another god! Whenever cavils occur the like to those which have been already dealt with, I pass them by; certain others I despatch briefly.
— Tertullian, Against Marcion Book V

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Dictionary and topics

Type — Occurs only once in Scripture (1 Cor. 10:11, A.V. marg.). The Greek word tupos is rendered “print” (John 20:25), “figure” (Acts 7:43; Rom. 5:14), “fashion” (Acts 7:44), “manner” (Acts 23:25), “form”…
Afflictions Of The Wicked, The · Are for examples to others — Are for examples to others
Backsliders · 8:22; — 8:22;
Presumption · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Punishment Of The Wicked, The · Should be a warning to others — Should be a warning to others
Scriptures, The · Designed for: Admonishing — Designed for: Admonishing

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

1 Corinthians 10:11

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 10:6-14

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Corinthians 10:11

Adam Clarke on 1 Corinthians 10:11

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

1 Corinthians 10:11

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 10:6-14

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Corinthians 10:11

Adam Clarke on 1 Corinthians 10:11

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on 1 Corinthians 10:11

John Calvin on 1 Corinthians 10:6-12

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Corinthians 10:10