The apostle Paul likely had such examples in mind when he said: “All the things that were written aforetime were written for our instruction, that through our endurance and through the comfort from the Scriptures we might have hope. ”
پولس رسول احتمالاً با در نظر داشتن چنین نمونه‌هایی گفت :‏ « همهٔ چیزهائیکه از قبل مکتوب شد برای تعلیم ما نوشته شد تا بصبر و تسلّئ کتاب امیدوار باشیم .‏ »