Hebrews 11:25

Examples Of Faith In Action

²⁴ By faith Moses, when he grew up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter. ²⁵ choosing rather to endure ill-treatment with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin, ²⁶ He considered the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt. He looked intently (respectfully) for the payment of the reward.

People of God

Pleasures of Sin

With God

For A Season

Israelites

Sin

Job 20:5

The success of the wicked is brief and the joy of the godless lasts but a moment.

Job 36:21

Do not turn to evil. You seem to prefer evil to affliction.

Psalm 84:10

One day in your courtyards is better than a thousand anywhere else. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.

Job 21:11-13

They send out their little ones like a flock, and their children dance around.

Psalm 47:9

The princes of the people have assembled as the people of the God of Abraham. For the rulers (shields) (protectors) of the earth belong to God! He has ascended to the heights.

Psalm 73:18-20

Surely you set them in slippery places. You threw them down into destruction.

Isaiah 21:4

My innermost being reels, horror overwhelms me. The twilight I longed for has been turned for me into trembling.

Isaiah 47:8-9

Hear this you sensual one! You dwell securely and say in your heart: 'I am, and there is no one besides me. I will not sit as a widow. I will not lose children.' (Revelation 18:2-8)

Matthew 5:10-12

Blessed are they who are persecuted for righteousness sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 13:21

There is no root in him. He endures for a while. When he has tribulation or persecution because of the word, he falls away.

Luke 12:19-20

I will say to my self: 'You have many possessions saved for many years. Take it easy and eat, drink and be merry.'

Luke 16:25

Abraham said: Remember, my son, in your lifetime you were given good things, while Lazarus got all the bad things. Now he is enjoying himself while you are in torment.

Acts 7:24-25

Seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged the oppressed one by killing the Egyptian.

Acts 20:23-24

Holy Spirit warns me that in every city, prison and hardships are facing me there.

Romans 5:3

Not only that, but we also rejoice in our tribulations knowing that tribulation produces endurance.

Romans 8:17-18

If children, then heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ. If indeed we suffer with him we may also be glorified with him.

Romans 8:35-39

Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

2 Corinthians 5:17

If any man is in Christ, he is a new creature: the old things have passed away. Behold, they have become new.

Colossians 1:24

I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake. I do my share in behalf of his body, the congregation, to provide what is lacking of the afflictions of Christ.

2 Thessalonians 1:3-6

Our friends, we should thank God at all times for you. It is right for us to do so, because your faith is growing so much and the love each of you has for the other abounds toward each other.

2 Timothy 1:8

Do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord or of me his prisoner. Join me in suffering for the good news according to the power of God.

2 Timothy 2:3-10

You must endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.

2 Timothy 3:11-12

and also persecutions and sufferings. The things that happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured. Out of them the Lord delivered me.

Hebrews 4:9

There remains then a Sabbath rest for the people of God.

Hebrews 10:32

Remember the former days in which, after being enlightened, you endured great struggle with afflictions.

Hebrews 11:37

They were stoned, they were sawed in two, were tempted, were slain with the sword; they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented.

James 1:20

The anger of man does not promote the righteousness of God.

James 5:5

You lived in luxury on the earth, and take your pleasure; you nourished your hearts in a day of slaughter.

1 Peter 1:6-7

You greatly rejoice in this, though you have been grieved with various trials for a little while.

1 Peter 2:10

In time past you were no people, but now you are the people of God. You had not then received, but now have received mercy (compassion) (divine kindness).

1 Peter 4:12-16

Beloved ones do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal among you, for it comes upon you like a test, as though some strange thing were happening to you.

Revelation 18:7

To the extent she glorified herself and lived sensuously, to that extent give her much torment and sorrow. She says in her heart: 'I sit a queen, and am no widow, and I shall see no sorrow.'