Ecclesiastes 1:10

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Someone might say, “Here is something new!” But it happened before, long before we were born.

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 1:11

No one who lived in the past is remembered any more, and everyone yet to be born will be forgotten too.

Ecclesiastes 1:9

Everything that happens has happened before; nothing is new, nothing under the sun.

Ecclesiastes 2:12

I asked myself, “What can the next king do that I haven't done?” Then I decided to compare wisdom with foolishness and stupidity.

Ecclesiastes 6:10

Everything that happens was decided long ago. We humans know what we are like, and we can't argue with God, because he is too strong for us.

Matthew 5:12

Be happy and excited! You will have a great reward in heaven. People did these same things to the prophets who lived long ago.

Acts 7:51

You stubborn and hard-headed people! You are always fighting against the Holy Spirit, just as your ancestors did.

2 Timothy 3:8

Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, these people are enemies of the truth. Their minds are sick, and their faith isn't real.