Romans

Romans 15:4

⁴For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	γὰρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
everything that	ὅσα	hosa	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Plural	G3745 how much, how great, how many
was written in the past	προεγράφη	proegraphē	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G4270 I write previously
was written	ἐγράφη	egraphē	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G1125 I write
for	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
our	ἡμετέραν	hēmeteran	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 1st Person Plural	G2251 our, our own
instruction	διδασκαλίαν	didaskalian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1319 instruction, teaching
so that	ἵνα	hina	Conjunction	G2443 in order that, so that
through	διὰ	dia	Preposition	G1223 through, on account of
endurance	ὑπομονῆς	hypomonēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G5281 endurance, steadfastness
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
the	τῆς	tēs	Article - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3588 the
encouragement	παρακλήσεως	paraklēseōs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3874 exhortation, entreaty, encouragement, comfort
of the	τῶν	tōn	Article - Genitive Feminine Plural	G3588 the
Scriptures	γραφῶν	graphōn	Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural	G1124 a writing, passage of scripture, the scriptures
we might have	ἔχωμεν	echōmen	Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural	G2192 I have, hold, possess
hope	ἐλπίδα	elpida	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1680 hope, expectation

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

1 Corinthians 10:11 · 2 Timothy 3:16–17 · Romans 4:23–24 · 2 Peter 1:20–21 · Hebrews 10:35–36 · Romans 12:12 · 1 Corinthians 9:9–10 · Romans 8:24–25 · 1 Peter 1:13 · Romans 5:3–5 · James 5:7–11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.