10 Bible Verses about Examples, Purpose Of
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And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes, condemned them with an overthrow, making them an example to those that afterwards should live ungodly lives.
Let us labor therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.
Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted. Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them: as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play. Neither let us commit lewdness, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.read more.
Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed by serpents. Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed by the destroyer. Now all these things happened to them for examples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.
If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet.
For after this manner in former times the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands:
Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience.
For what glory is it, if, when ye are buffeted for your faults, ye bear it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye bear it patiently, this is acceptable with God. For even to this were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps: Who committed no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:
Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them who walk so as ye have us for an example.
Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.
Now all these things happened to them for examples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.
