Rom 15:4, 1Cor 9:10 | ESV | STEP | For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction , that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope .

Romans 15:4

4 For ^awhatever was written in former days was written for our ^binstruction, that through endurance and through ^cthe encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.

1 Corinthians 9:10

10 Does he not certainly speak for our sake? It was written ^dfor our sake, because ^ethe plowman should plow in hope and the thresher thresh in hope of sharing in the crop.