Hebrews 11:25

Instead he chose to share in the sufferings of God's people rather than to enjoy the temporary pleasures of sin.

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In The King James Version

Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;

In Context

24Trusting in God, Moses, when he grew up, refused to be known as the adopted son of Pharaoh's daughter.

26He counted the rejection he experienced from following Christ to be of far greater value than the wealth of Egypt—because he was focused on the reward to come.

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Cross References

Job 21:11They send out their little ones like lambs to play; their children dance around.

Psalms 47:9The rulers of the nations gather together with the people of the God of Abraham, for the defenders of the earth belong to God. He is highly honored everywhere.

Psalms 84:10One day in your courts is better than a thousand anywhere else. I'd rather stand as a doorkeeper in the house of my God than live comfortably in the homes of the wicked.

Isaiah 47:8Now listen to this, you sensual woman, sitting there so sure of yourself, saying to yourself, “I am supreme —there's nobody besides me. I shall never be a widow or experience the loss of my children.”

Matthew 13:21They last for a while, but because they don't have roots, when problems and troubles come, they quickly fall away.

Luke 16:25But Abraham replied, ‘My son, remember that you enjoyed the good things of life, while Lazarus had a very poor life. Now he is here being comforted, while you suffer in torment.

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 →

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