For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that through patience and through comfort of the scriptures we might have hope.

Forª whatsoever thingsª were written aforetimeª° were writtenª° forª ourª learning,ª thatª we²° throughª patienceª andª comfortª of the¹ scripturesª might haveª° hope.ª

Forª whatsoeuer thingsª were written aforetime,ª° were writtenª° forª ourª learning,ª thatª we²° throughª patienceª andª comfortª of the¹ Scripturesª might haueª° hope.ª

For every thing that hath before been written for our instruction was written, that by the patience and consolation of the scriptures we might have hope.

For every thing written of old, was written for our instruction; that we, by patience and by the consolation of the scriptures, might possess hope.

ὅσα γὰρ προεγράφη, [πάντα] εἰς τὴν ἡμετέραν διδασκαλίαν ἐγράφη, ἵνα διὰ τῆς ὑπομονῆς καὶ διὰ τῆς παρακλήσεως τῶν γραφῶν τὴν ἐλπίδα ἔχωμεν.

Which-a-which therefore it-had-been-scribed-before, [all] into to-the-one to-ours to-a-spoken-teaching-unto it-had-been-scribed, so through of-the-one of-a-staying-under and through of-the-one of-a-calling-beside of-the-ones of-scribings to-the-one to-an-expectation we-might-hold.