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1 Corinthians 10:11

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 11 Now these things happened to them as examples, and they were written for a warning to us+ upon whom the ends of the systems of things have come.

1 Corinthians 10:11

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 11 ταῦτα These (things) δὲ but τυπικῶς typically συνέβαινεν was stepping with ἐκείνοις, to those, ἐγράφη it was written δὲ but πρὸς toward νουθεσίαν putting mind in ἡμῶν, of us, εἰς into οὓς whom τὰ the τέλη ends τῶν of the αἰώνων ages κατήντηκεν. has attained down.

1 Corinthians 10:11

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 11 Now these things went on befalling them as examples,* and they were written for a warning+ to us upon whom the ends* of the systems of things*+ have arrived.

1 Corinthians 10:11

The Bible in Living English
- 11 * And these things befell them by way of types, and were recorded for admonition to us, in whom the ages have reached their goal.

1 Corinthians 10:11

American Standard Version
- 11 Now these things happened unto them by way of example; and they were written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the ages are come.

1 Corinthians 10:11

The Emphasized Bible
- 11 But these things by way of type were happening unto them, And were written with a view to our admonition Unto whom the ends of the ages have reached along.

1 Corinthians 10:11

King James Version
- 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.

1 Corinthians Study Notes—Chapter 10

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 10:11
  
  examples: Or “warning examples.”—See study note on 1Co 10:6.
  
  upon whom the ends of the systems of things have come: The apostle Paul had related a number of events in Israel’s history (1Co 10:1-10) leading up to the ends of the systems of things, or the prevailing states of affairs, of his time. (See Glossary, “System[s] of things.”) Those “systems of things” were closely related to the Law covenant and included such elements as the following: a priesthood, a system of sacrifices and dietary regulations, a system of tabernacle and temple worship with festivals and sabbaths, and a national system that came to involve human kings. Many of the distinguishing features of the Israelite or Jewish age, or epoch, did not come to their complete end until 70 C.E. At that time, Jerusalem and its temple were destroyed, permanently ending the Jewish priesthood, sacrifices, and temple worship as prescribed in the Law. Also, the Jewish people, once God’s chosen nation, were scattered among the nations, fulfilling Jesus’ prophecy at Lu 21:24 as well as Paul’s words here about “the ends of the [Jewish] systems of things.”