Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
Now these things were for an example to us, so that our hearts might not go after evil things, as they did.
New American Standard Bible
Now these things happened as
King James Version
Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.
Holman Bible
Now these things became examples for us, so that we will not desire
International Standard Version
Now their experiences serve as examples for us so that we won't set our hearts on evil as they did.
A Conservative Version
But these things became our examples, for us not to be men who lust for evil things as those also lusted.
American Standard Version
Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.
Amplified
Now these things [the warnings and admonitions] took place as examples for us, so that we would not crave evil things as they did.
An Understandable Version
Now these events were examples for us, so that we should not have strong desires for evil things like they did.
Anderson New Testament
Now these things took place as examples for us, that we should not desire evil things, as they, also, desired.
Common New Testament
Now these things are examples for us, not to desire evil things as they did.
Daniel Mace New Testament
now these things were examples to deter us from longing after things that are pernicious, as they did.
Darby Translation
But these things happened as types of us, that we should not be lusters after evil things, as they also lusted.
Godbey New Testament
And these became our examples, in order that we may not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.
Goodspeed New Testament
Now these things happened to warn us, so that we should not long for what is evil as they did.
John Wesley New Testament
Now these things were for our example, that we might not desire evil things, as they desired.
Julia Smith Translation
And these things were our types, that we be not eagerly desirous of evil things, as they also eagerly desired.
King James 2000
Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Now these [things] happened [as] examples for us, so that we should not be desirers of evil [things], just as those also desired [them],
Modern King James verseion
And these things were our examples, that we should not be lusters after evil, as they also lusted.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
These are examples to us that we should not lust after evil things, as they lusted.
Moffatt New Testament
Now this took place as a warning for us, to keep us from craving for evil as they craved.
Montgomery New Testament
Now this happened as a warning for us, that we might not long for evil things as they longed.
NET Bible
These things happened as examples for us, so that we will not crave evil things as they did.
New Heart English Bible
Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.
Noyes New Testament
Now these things were warnings for us, in order that we should not lust after evil things, as they lusted.
Sawyer New Testament
But these things are examples for us, that we should not desire evil things, as they did.
The Emphasized Bible
But, in these things, they became, ensamples for us, to the end we should not be covetous of evil things, even as, they, also coveted;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Now these things were examples for us, that we might not be coveters of evil things, as they also coveted.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Now these things happened as warnings to us, to teach us not to long for evil things as our forefathers longed.
Webster
Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.
Weymouth New Testament
And in this they became a warning to us, to teach us not to be eager, as they were eager, in pursuit of what is evil.
Williams New Testament
Now all these things occurred as warnings to us, to keep us from hankering after what is evil, in the ways they did.
World English Bible
Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.
Worrell New Testament
Now these things became types for us, that we might not covet evil things, as they also coveted.
Worsley New Testament
Now these things were examples for us, that we might not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.
Youngs Literal Translation
and those things became types of us, for our not passionately desiring evil things, as also these did desire.
Themes
Afflictions of the The Wicked » Are for examples to others
Calf of gold » Punishment of those who worshipped a warning to others
Examples » What and who are examples
Punishment of the The Wicked » Should be a warning to others
Topics
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Corinthians 10:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
A History Lesson From Israel
5 But with most of them God was not pleased: for they came to their end in the waste land. 6 Now these things were for an example to us, so that our hearts might not go after evil things, as they did. 7 Then do not go after false gods, as some of them did; as it is said in the holy Writings, After resting and feasting, the people got up to take their pleasure.
Cross References
Numbers 11:4
And the mixed band of people who went with them were overcome by desire: and the children of Israel, weeping again, said, Who will give us flesh for our food?
1 Corinthians 10:11
Now these things were done as an example; and were put down in writing for our teaching, on whom the last days have come.
Numbers 11:31-34
Then the Lord sent a wind, driving little birds from the sea, so that they came down on the tents, and all round the tent-circle, about a day's journey on this side and on that, in masses about two cubits high over the face of the earth.
Psalm 78:27-31
He sent down meat on them like dust, and feathered birds like the sand of the sea,
Psalm 106:14-15
They gave way to their evil desires in the waste land, and put God to the test in the dry places.
Zephaniah 3:6-7
I have had the nations cut off, their towers are broken down; I have made their streets a waste so that no one goes through them: destruction has overtaken their towns, so that there is no man living in them.
Romans 5:14
But still death had power from Adam till Moses, even over those who had not done wrong like Adam, who is a picture of him who was to come.
Hebrews 4:11
Because of this, let us have a strong desire to come into that rest, and let no one go after the example of those who went against God's orders.
Hebrews 9:24
For Christ did not go into a holy place which had been made by men's hands as the copy of the true one; but he went into heaven itself, and now takes his place before the face of God for us.
1 Peter 3:21
And baptism, of which this is an image, now gives you salvation, not by washing clean the flesh, but by making you free from the sense of sin before God, through the coming again of Jesus Christ from the dead;
2 Peter 2:6
And sent destruction on Sodom and Gomorrah, burning them up with fire as an example to those whose way of life might in the future be unpleasing to him;
Jude 1:7
Even as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the towns near them, having like these, given themselves up to unclean desires and gone after strange flesh, have been made an example, undergoing the punishment of eternal fire.