and he condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction, being reduced to ashes, having made an example of men who were going to be irreverent,

Let us therefore be diligent to enter into that rest, so that not any man may fall by the same example of disobedience.

But these things became our examples, for us not to be men who lust for evil things as those also lusted. Neither become ye idolaters as some of them, as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to revel. Nor should we fornicate as some of them fornicated, and three thousand fell in one day.read more.
Nor should we challenge the Christ as some of them also challenged, and were destroyed by the serpents. And ye should not grumble as some of them grumbled, and were destroyed by the destroyer. Now all these things happened to those men for examples, and they were written for our admonition, to whom the ends of the ages came.

If I then, the Lord and the teacher, have washed your feet, ye also ought to wash each other's feet.

For this way formerly also, the holy women, trusting in God, adorned themselves, being subordinate to their own husbands,

Take an example, my brothers, of evil-suffering and longsuffering, the prophets who spoke in the name of Lord.

For what kind of credit is it, if, sinning and being beaten, ye will endure? But if, doing good and suffering, ye will endure, this is graciousness with God. For ye were called for this. Because Christ also suffered for us, leaving you an example, so that ye should follow his footsteps. Who did no sin, nor was deceit found in his mouth.

Brothers, become fellow-imitators of me, and watch those who so walk, just as ye have us for an example.

But these things became our examples, for us not to be men who lust for evil things as those also lusted.

Now all these things happened to those men for examples, and they were written for our admonition, to whom the ends of the ages came.