Hebrews 11:25

Examples Of Faith In Action

²⁴ by faith Moses, having become great, did refuse to be called a son of the daughter of Pharaoh, ²⁵ having chosen rather to be afflicted with the people of God, than to have sin's pleasure for a season, ²⁶ greater wealth having reckoned the reproach of the Christ than the treasures in Egypt, for he did look to the recompense of reward;

People of God

Pleasures of Sin

With God

For A Season

Israelites

Sin

Job 20:5

That the singing of the wicked is short, And the joy of the profane for a moment,

Job 36:21

Take heed -- do not turn unto iniquity, For on this thou hast fixed Rather than on affliction.

Psalm 84:10

For good is a day in Thy courts, O Teacher! I have chosen rather to be at the threshold, In the house of my God, Than to dwell in tents of wickedness.

Job 21:11-13

They send forth as a flock their sucklings, And their children skip,

Psalm 47:9

Nobles of peoples have been gathered, With the people of the God of Abraham, For to God are the shields of earth, Greatly hath He been exalted!

Psalm 73:18-20

Only, in slippery places Thou dost set them, Thou hast caused them to fall to desolations.

Isaiah 21:4

Wandered hath my heart, trembling hath terrified me, The twilight of my desire He hath made a fear to me,

Isaiah 47:8-9

And now, hear this, O luxurious one, Who is sitting confidently -- Who is saying in her heart, 'I am, and none else, I sit not a widow, nor know bereavement.'

Matthew 5:10-12

Happy those persecuted for righteousness' sake -- because theirs is the reign of the heavens.

Matthew 13:21

and he hath not root in himself, but is temporary, and persecution or tribulation having happened because of the word, immediately he is stumbled.

Luke 12:19-20

and I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast many good things laid up for many years, be resting, eat, drink, be merry.

Luke 16:25

And Abraham said, Child, remember that thou did receive -- thou -- thy good things in thy life, and Lazarus in like manner the evil things, and now he is comforted, and thou art distressed;

Acts 7:24-25

and having seen a certain one suffering injustice, he did defend, and did justice to the oppressed, having smitten the Egyptian;

Acts 20:23-24

save that the Holy Spirit in every city doth testify fully, saying, that for me bonds and tribulations remain;

Romans 5:3

And not only so, but we also boast in the tribulations, knowing that the tribulation doth work endurance;

Romans 8:17-18

and if children, also heirs, heirs, indeed, of God, and heirs together of Christ -- if, indeed, we suffer together, that we may also be glorified together.

Romans 8:35-39

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

2 Corinthians 5:17

so that if any one is in Christ -- he is a new creature; the old things did pass away, lo, become new have the all things.

Colossians 1:24

I now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and do fill up the things lacking of the tribulations of the Christ in my flesh for his body, which is the assembly,

2 Thessalonians 1:3-6

We ought to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because increase greatly doth your faith, and abound doth the love of each one of you all, to one another;

2 Timothy 1:8

therefore thou mayest not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but do thou suffer evil along with the good news according to the power of God,

2 Timothy 2:3-10

thou, therefore, suffer evil as a good soldier of Jesus Christ;

2 Timothy 3:11-12

the persecutions, the afflictions, that befell me in Antioch, in Iconium, in Lystra; what persecutions I endured, and out of all the Lord did deliver me,

Hebrews 4:9

there doth remain, then, a sabbatic rest to the people of God,

Hebrews 10:32

And call to your remembrance the former days, in which, having been enlightened, ye did endure much conflict of sufferings,

Hebrews 11:37

they were stoned, they were sawn asunder, they were tried; in the killing of the sword they died; they went about in sheepskins, in goatskins -- being destitute, afflicted, injuriously treated,

James 1:20

for the wrath of a man the righteousness of God doth not work;

James 5:5

ye did live in luxury upon the earth, and were wanton; ye did nourish your hearts, as in a day of slaughter;

1 Peter 1:6-7

in which ye are glad, a little now, if it be necessary, being made to sorrow in manifold trials,

1 Peter 2:10

who were once not a people, and are now the people of God; who had not found kindness, and now have found kindness.

1 Peter 4:12-16

Beloved, think it not strange at the fiery suffering among you that is coming to try you, as if a strange thing were happening to you,

Revelation 18:7

'As much as she did glorify herself and did revel, so much torment and sorrow give to her, because in her heart she saith, I sit a queen, and a widow I am not, and sorrow I shall not see;