Hebrews 11:25
Rather choosing to be afflicted with the people of God, than to have the pleasure of sin for a time,
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
24By faith Moses, when he was grown up, denied himself to be the son of Pharao's daughter;
Cross References
Job 21:11Their little ones go out like a flock, and their children dance and play.
Psalms 47:9God shall reign over the nations: God sitteth on his holy throne.
Psalms 84:10Behold, O God our protector: and look on the face of thy Christ.
Isaiah 47:8And now hear these things, thou that art delicate, and dwellest confidently, that sayest in thy heart: I am, and there is none else besides me: I shall not sit as a widow, and I shall not know barrenness.
Matthew 13:21Yet hath he not root in himself, but is only for a time: and when there ariseth tribulation and persecution because of the word, he is presently scandalized.
Luke 16:25And Abraham said to him: Son, remember that thou didst receive good things in thy lifetime, and likewise Lazareth evil things, but now he is comforted; and thou art tormented.
Matthew Henry on Hebrews 11:5-32
Exemplars of Faith. ( a. d. 62.) 4 By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh. 5 By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God. 6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that… Read the whole commentary →