Hebrews 11:25

Examples Of Faith In Action

²⁴ By faith Moses, when he became a grown man, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter; ²⁵ choosing rather to suffer afflictions with the people of God, than to have a temporary fruition of sin; ²⁶ esteeming the reproach of Christ riches greater than the treasures of Egypt: for he looked earnestly to the recompence of reward.

People of God

Pleasures of Sin

With God

For A Season

Israelites

Sin

Matthew 5:10-12

Blessed are they who are persecuted for righteousness sake: for their's is the kingdom in heaven.

Matthew 13:21

hath not really root in himself, but is merely temporary: and when tribulation or persecution ariseth for the word's sake, immediately he is stumbled.

Luke 12:19-20

And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast a multitude of good things in store for many years, be at ease, eat, drink, and be merry!

Luke 16:25

But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou hast received thy good things during thy life, and Lazarus, in like manner, what was afflictive: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.

Acts 7:24-25

And seeing one of them treated injuriously, he defended him, and executed vengeance for him who had suffered the outrage, smiting the Egyptian.

Acts 20:23-24

only this, that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying, that bonds and tribulation await thee.

Romans 5:3

And not only so, but we glory also in tribulations: knowing that tribulation produceth patience;

Romans 8:17-18

But if children, then heirs; heirs indeed of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be we suffer with him, that we may also together with him be glorified.

Romans 8:35-39

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall distress of circumstances, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or the sword?

2 Corinthians 5:17

Wherefore if any person be in Christ, he is a new creation: the old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

Colossians 1:24

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up in my flesh the measure of afflictions for Christ which remains to be endured for his body, which is the church,

2 Thessalonians 1:3-6

We are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, as it is fit, because your faith groweth exceedingly, and the love of every one of you all towards each other aboundeth:

2 Timothy 1:8

Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but suffer affliction with me in the gospel, supported by the power of God;

2 Timothy 2:3-10

Thou therefore endure hardships, as a brave soldier of Jesus Christ.

2 Timothy 3:11-12

the persecutions, the sufferings, which beset me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured, yet out of them all the Lord delivered me.

Hebrews 4:9

A sabbatical rest then still remaineth for the people of God.

Hebrews 10:32

But remember the past days in which, after ye had been illuminated, ye endured a great conflict of sufferings;

Hebrews 11:37

they were stoned, they were sawn asunder, they experienced the severest trials, they were slain by the edge of the sword: they went about wrapped in skins of sheep and goats, destitute of all things, pressed down with afflictions, suffering all kind of misery;

James 1:20

For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.

James 5:5

Ye have gormandized upon the earth, and lived in every luxury: ye have pampered your hearts, as in a day of feasting on the victim slain.

1 Peter 1:6-7

Wherein ye exult, though yet for a little space, (if it must be so,) ye are in sorrow through various trials:

1 Peter 2:10

who in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God; who had not obtained mercy, but are now the objects of mercy.

1 Peter 4:12-16

Beloved, be not amazed at the fiery trial among you which is to bring you to the test, as though something strange happened to you;

Revelation 18:7

As much as she hath glorified herself, and rioted in luxury, so much torment and sorrow give her: because she hath said in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.