Parallel Verses

Montgomery New Testament

choosing rather to share ill-treatment with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season.

New American Standard Bible

choosing rather to endure ill-treatment with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin,

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

and chose to suffer with the people of God rather than to enjoy the short-lived pleasure of sin.

International Standard Version

because he preferred being mistreated with God's people to enjoying the pleasures of sin for a short time.

A Conservative Version

having chosen rather to be mistreated with the people of God, than to have the pleasure of sin temporarily.

American Standard Version

choosing rather to share ill treatment with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;

Amplified

because he preferred to endure the hardship of the people of God rather than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin.

An Understandable Version

but chose rather to suffer mistreatment with God's people [i.e., the Israelites] than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a brief time.

Anderson New Testament

choosing rather to suffer evil with the people of God than to enjoy the pleasure of sin for a season;

Bible in Basic English

Feeling that it was better to undergo pain with the people of God, than for a short time to have a taste of the pleasures of sin;

Common New Testament

choosing rather to share ill-treatment with the people of God than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin.

Daniel Mace New Testament

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

Darby Translation

choosing rather to suffer affliction along with the people of God than to have the temporary pleasure of sin;

Godbey New Testament

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

Goodspeed New Testament

for he preferred sharing the hardships of God's people to a short-lived enjoyment of sin,

John Wesley New Testament

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

Julia Smith Translation

Having chosen rather to be treated ill with the people of God, than to have the enjoyment of sin for a time;

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

choosing instead to be mistreated with the people of God [rather] than to experience the transitory enjoyment of sin,

Modern King James verseion

choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a time,

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

and chose rather to suffer adversity with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season,

Moffatt New Testament

ill-treatment with God's people he preferred to the passing pleasures of sin,

NET Bible

choosing rather to be ill-treated with the people of God than to enjoy sin's fleeting pleasure.

New Heart English Bible

choosing rather to share ill treatment with God's people, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a time;

Noyes New Testament

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

Sawyer New Testament

choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to have an enjoyment of sin for a time,

The Emphasized Bible

Rather choosing - to be jointly suffering ill-treatment with the people of God, than, for a season, to be having, sins enjoyment;

Thomas Haweis New Testament

choosing rather to suffer afflictions with the people of God, than to have a temporary fruition of sin;

Twentieth Century New Testament

He preferred sharing the hardships of God's People to enjoying the short-lived pleasures of sin.

Webster

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

Weymouth New Testament

having determined to endure ill-treatment along with the people of God rather than enjoy the short-lived pleasures of sin;

Williams New Testament

because he preferred to suffer hardships with the people of God than to have the passing enjoyment that results from sin,

World English Bible

choosing rather to share ill treatment with God's people, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a time;

Worrell New Testament

choosing rather to suffer evil with the people of God, than to have an enjoyment of sin for a season;

Worsley New Testament

chusing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to have the temporary enjoyment of sin:

Youngs Literal Translation

having chosen rather to be afflicted with the people of God, than to have sin's pleasure for a season,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
αἱρέομαι 
Haireomai 
Usage: 3

μᾶλλον 
Mallon 
more, rather, the more, better ,
Usage: 66

to suffer affliction with
συγκακουχέω 
Sugkakoucheo 
Usage: 1

the people
λαός 
Laos 
Usage: 137

of God
θεός 
theos 
Usage: 1151

ἤ 
or, than, either, or else, nor, not tr,
Usage: 199

to enjoy
ἔχω 
Echo 
have, be, need , , vr have
Usage: 479

the pleasures
ἀπόλαυσις 
Apolausis 
to enjoy 9, enjoy the pleasures 9
Usage: 2

of sin
ἁμαρτία 
Hamartia 
Usage: 143

References

Easton

Fausets

Morish

Smith

Watsons

Context Readings

Examples Of Faith In Action

24 By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter, 25 choosing rather to share ill-treatment with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season. 26 He accounted the obloquy of Christ to be greater than the treasures of Egypt; for he fixed his eyes on the reward.


Cross References

Matthew 5:10-12

"Blessed are those who have been persecuted in the cause of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 13:21

"But he has no root in himself; he continues for a time, but when trouble arises, or persecutions, on account of the word, at once he stumbles and falls.

Luke 12:19-20

"'And I will say to my soul, "'Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years! Take your ease, eat, drink, and be merry.'

Luke 16:25

"'Remember my son.' said Abraham, 'that you had in your lifetime all your good things, and in the same way Lazarus his evil things; but now here he is comforted, and you are in anguish.

Acts 7:24-25

"and when he saw one of them wronged he wrought redress for the one overpowered, by striking down the Egyptian.

Acts 20:23-24

except that in city after city the Holy Spirit is warning me that bonds and afflictions are awaiting me.

Romans 5:3

And not only so, but we are actually exulting also even in our troubles; for we know that trouble works fortitude,

Romans 8:17-18

and if children, then heirs, heirs of God and joint-heirs with Christ; but to share his glory, we must now be sharing his sufferings.

Romans 8:35-39

What shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall anguish, or calamity, or persecution, or famine? Shall nakedness, or peril, or sword?

2 Corinthians 5:17

So there is a new creation when any man is in Christ. The old life has passed away, behold, the new is come.

Colossians 1:24

I am now rejoicing in my sufferings on your behalf; and I am filling up in my own body what is yet lacking of the sufferings of Christ in behalf of the church, his Body.

2 Thessalonians 1:3-6

I ought always to thank God for you, brothers, as is fitting because of the abundant growth of your faith and of the overflowing love with which every one of you is filled toward one another.

2 Timothy 1:8

Do not then be ashamed to bear witness for our Lord, nor for me, his prisoner. Nay, join with me in suffering for the gospel by the power of God.

2 Timothy 2:3-10

Take your share in suffering as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.

2 Timothy 3:11-12

as well as the persecutions and sufferings which befell me at Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. You know all the persecutions I endured, and how the Lord delivered me out of them all!

Hebrews 10:32

But ever call to mind the former days, in which, after having been enlightened, you endured a great conflict of sufferings;

Hebrews 11:37

They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, they were tempted, they were slain with the sword, they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins, being destitute, persecuted, tormented??38 of whom the world was not worthy??andering in deserts and mountains and caves and holes in the ground.

James 1:20

for a man's anger does not further the righteous purpose of God.

James 5:5

You have lived luxuriously on earth, you have taken your pleasure, you have fattened your hearts for a day of slaughter.

1 Peter 1:6-7

Exult in this, though now for a brief moment, if need be, you have suffered many hardships.

1 Peter 4:12-16

Do not think it strange, beloved, that a fiery ordeal has come to test you, as though some surprising thing had befallen you.

Revelation 18:7

By so much as she glorified herself and waxed wanton, By so much give her of torture and tears, For she says in her heart, 'I sit here a queen, I am no widow. I shall in no wise see mourning.'

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