Hebrews 11:25

Examples Of Faith In Action

²⁴ By faith Moses, when he became a man, had no desire to be named the son of Pharaoh's daughter; ²⁵ 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; ²⁶ Judging a part in the shame of Christ to be better than all the wealth of Egypt; for he was looking forward to his reward.

People of God

Pleasures of Sin

With God

For A Season

Israelites

Sin

Job 20:5

That the pride of the sinner is short, and the joy of the evil-doer but for a minute?

Job 36:21

Take care not to be turned to sin, for you have taken evil for your part in place of sorrow.

Psalm 84:10

For a day in your house is better than a thousand. It is better to be a door-keeper in the house of my God, than to be living in the tents of sin.

Job 21:11-13

They send out their young ones like a flock, and their children have pleasure in the dance,

Psalm 47:9

The rulers of the peoples have come together, with the people of the God of Abraham; because the powers of the earth are God's: he is lifted up on high.

Psalm 73:18-20

You put their feet where there was danger of slipping, so that they go down into destruction.

Isaiah 21:4

My mind is wandering, fear has overcome me: the evening of my desire has been turned into shaking for me.

Isaiah 47:8-9

So now take note of this, you who are given up to pleasure, living without fear of evil, saying in your heart, I am, and there is no one like me; I will never be a widow, or have my children taken from me.

Matthew 5:10-12

Happy are those who are attacked on account of righteousness: for the kingdom of heaven will be theirs.

Matthew 13:21

But having no root in himself, he goes on for a time; and when trouble comes or pain, because of the word, he quickly becomes full of doubts.

Luke 12:19-20

And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have a great amount of goods in store, enough for a number of years; be at rest, take food and wine and be happy.

Luke 16:25

But Abraham said, Keep in mind, my son, that when you were living, you had your good things, while Lazarus had evil things: but now, he is comforted and you are in pain.

Acts 7:24-25

And seeing one of them being attacked, he went to his help and gave the Egyptian a death-blow:

Acts 20:23-24

Only that the Holy Spirit makes clear to me in every town that prison and pains are waiting for me.

Romans 5:3

And not only so, but let us have joy in our troubles: in the knowledge that trouble gives us the power of waiting;

Romans 8:17-18

And if we are children, we have a right to a part in the heritage; a part in the things of God, together with Christ; so that if we have a part in his pain, we will in the same way have a part in his glory.

Romans 8:35-39

Who will come between us and the love of Christ? Will trouble, or pain, or cruel acts, or the need of food or of clothing, or danger, or the sword?

2 Corinthians 5:17

So if any man is in Christ, he is in a new world: the old things have come to an end; they have truly become new.

Colossians 1:24

Now I have joy in my pain because of you, and in my flesh I undergo whatever is still needed to make the sorrows of Christ complete, for the salvation of his body, the church;

2 Thessalonians 1:3-6

It is right for us to give praise to God at all times for you, brothers, because of the great increase of your faith, and the wealth of your love for one another;

2 Timothy 1:8

Have no feeling of shame, then, for the witness of our Lord or for me, his prisoner: but undergo all things for the good news in the measure of the power of God;

2 Timothy 2:3-10

Be ready to do without the comforts of life, as one of the army of Christ Jesus.

2 Timothy 3:11-12

My punishments and pain; the things which came to me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; the cruel attacks made on me: and the Lord made me free from them all.

Hebrews 4:9

So that there is still a Sabbath-keeping for the people of God.

Hebrews 10:32

But give thought to the days after you had seen the light, when you went through a great war of troubles;

Hebrews 11:37

They were stoned, they were cut up with knives, they were tested, they were put to death with the sword, they went about in sheepskins and in goatskins; being poor and in pain and cruelly attacked,

James 1:20

For the righteousness of God does not come about by the wrath of man.

James 5:5

You have been living delicately on earth and have taken your pleasure; you have made your hearts fat for a day of destruction.

1 Peter 1:6-7

You have cause for great joy in this, though it may have been necessary for you to be troubled for a little time, being tested in all sorts of ways,

1 Peter 2:10

In the past you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; then there was no mercy for you, but now mercy has been given to you.

1 Peter 4:12-16

Dear brothers, do not be surprised, as if it was something strange, if your faith is tested as by fire:

Revelation 18:7

As she gave glory to herself, and became more evil in her ways, in the same measure give her pain and weeping: for she says in her heart, I am seated here a queen, and am no widow, and will in no way see sorrow.