1 Corinthians 10:11 (GNV)

Passage

Nowe all these things came vnto them for ensamples, and were written to admonish vs, vpon whome the endes of the world are come.

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 10:9 Neither let vs tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted him, and were destroyed of serpents.

1 Corinthians 10:10 Neither murmure ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.

1 Corinthians 10:11 Nowe all these things came vnto them for ensamples, and were written to admonish vs, vpon whome the endes of the world are come.

1 Corinthians 10:12 Wherefore, let him that thinketh he standeth, take heede lest he fall.

1 Corinthians 10:13 There hath no tentation taken you, but such as appertaine to man: and God is faithfull, which will not suffer you to be tempted aboue that you be able, but wil euen giue the issue with the tentation, that ye may be able to beare it.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "world", "nowe", "things", "came", "vnto", "ensamples", "written", and "admonish". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "world" and "nowe", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "Neither murmure ye as some of them..." into verse 12's "Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth...", so "world" and "nowe" belong inside that flow. In 1 Corinthians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "world" and "nowe" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.