11 These things happened to them as examples(A) and were written down as warnings for us,(B) on whom the culmination of the ages has come.(C) 12 So, if you think you are standing firm,(D) be careful that you don’t fall!

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11 Now these things happened to them as an (A)example, and (B)they were written for our instruction, upon whom (C)the ends of the ages have come. 12 Therefore let the one who (D)thinks he stands watch out that he does not fall.

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11 Now [a]all these things happened to them as examples, and (A)they were written for our [b]admonition, (B)upon whom the ends of the ages have come.

12 Therefore (C)let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 10:11 NU omits all
  2. 1 Corinthians 10:11 instruction

11-12 These are all warning markers—danger!—in our history books, written down so that we don’t repeat their mistakes. Our positions in the story are parallel—they at the beginning, we at the end—and we are just as capable of messing it up as they were. Don’t be so naive and self-confident. You’re not exempt. You could fall flat on your face as easily as anyone else. Forget about self-confidence; it’s useless. Cultivate God-confidence.

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