Ecclesiastes 3:18

Easy To Read Version

I thought about the things people do to each other. And I said to myself, “God wants people to see that they are like animals.

Cross References

Job 15:16

Man is even worse.\par Man is dirty and ruined.\par He drinks up evil like water.\par

Job 40:8

“Job, do you think that I am not fair?\par You say that I am guilty of doing wrong\par so that you will appear innocent!\par

Psalm 49:12

People might be wealthy,\par but they can’t stay here forever.\par They will die just like the animals.\par

Psalm 49:14

Those people are just like sheep.\par The grave will be their pen.\par Death will be their shepherd.\par Then on that morning\par the good people will be the winners\par as the bodies of those \{proud\} people\par slowly rot in the grave,\par far away from their fancy houses.\par

Psalm 51:4

I did the things you say are wrong.\par God, you are the One I sinned against.\par I confess these things so people will know\par I am wrong, and you are right.\par Your decisions are fair.\par

Romans 3:4

No! God will continue to be true even when every person is false. Like the Scriptures {\cf2\super [26]} say:

Romans 9:23

God waited with patience so that he could make known his rich glory. God wanted to give that glory to the people that receive his mercy. God has prepared these people to have his glory.

Hebrews 9:27

Every person must die once. After a person dies, he is judged.

1 Peter 1:24

The Scripture {\cf2\super [12]} says,

2 Peter 2:12

But these false teachers speak evil against things they don’t understand. These false teachers are like animals that do things without really thinking—like wild animals that are born to be caught and killed. And, like wild animals, these false teachers will be destroyed.