All the things that were written beforehand were written for our instruction, so that through our endurance and through the comfort from the Scriptures we might have hope Romans 15 4
“ धीराच्या व शास्त्रापासून मिळणाऱ्‍या उत्तेजनाच्या योगे आपण आशा धरावी म्हणून जे काही शास्त्रात पूर्वी लिहिले ते सर्व आपल्या शिक्षणाकरता लिहिले. ” — रोमकर १५: ४.