Hebrews 11:26
esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he looked to the recompense of reward.
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Psalms 37:16Better is the little of the righteous man Than the great abundance of the wicked;
Psalms 69:20Reproach hath broken my heart, and I am full of heaviness; I look for pity, but there is none; For comforters, but find none.
Proverbs 11:18The wicked toileth for deceitful wages; But he who soweth righteousness shall have a sure reward.
Isaiah 51:7Hearken to me, ye that know righteousness, The people in whose heart is my law! Fear ye not the reproach of men, Nor be disheartened by their revilings!
Matthew 5:12Rejoice, and be exceeding glad; for great is your reward in heaven; for so did they persecute the prophets that were before you.
Matthew 10:41He that receiveth a prophet because he is a prophet, will receive a prophet's reward, and he that receiveth a righteous man because he is a righteous man, will receive a righteous man's reward.
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 →