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Hebrews 11:25
25and chose to suffer with the people of God rather than to enjoy the fleeting pleasure of sin.
Hebrews 11:25 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;
- New International Version (NIV)He chose to be mistreated along with the people of God rather than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin.
- English Standard Version (ESV)choosing rather to be mistreated with the people of God than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin.
- New King James Version (NKJV)choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin,
Context of Hebrews 11:25
23By faith Moses, after he was born, was hidden by his parents for three months, because they saw that the child was beautiful, and they didn’t fear the king’s edict. 24By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter and chose to suffer with the people of God rather than to enjoy the fleeting pleasure of sin. 26For he considered reproach for the sake of Christ to be greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, since he was looking ahead to the reward. 27By faith he left Egypt behind, not being afraid of the king’s anger, for Moses persevered as one who sees him who is invisible.
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μᾶλλον ἑλόμενος συγκακουχεῖσθαι τῷ λαῷ τοῦ θεοῦ ἢ πρόσκαιρον ἔχειν ἁμαρτίας ἀπόλαυσιν·Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Choosingαἱρέωaihreomai · to chooseG138
- ratherμᾶλλονmallon · more: ratherG3123
- to suffer affliction withσυγκακουχέομαιsugkakoucheō · to suffer withG4778
- the peopleὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- the peopleλαόςlaos · a peopleG2992
- of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- thanἤē · orG2228
- to enjoyἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
- the pleasuresἀπόλαυσιςapolausis · enjoymentG619
- of sinἁμαρτίαhamartia · sinG266
- for a seasonπρόσκαιροςproskairos · temporaryG4340
Cross-references for Hebrews 11:25
- Hebrews 10:32Remember the earlier days when, after you had been enlightened, you endured a hard struggle with sufferings.
- Job 36:21Be careful that you do not turn to iniquity, for that is why you have been tested by affliction.
- Psalms 84:10Better a day in your courts than a thousand anywhere else. I would rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God than live in the tents of wicked people.
- Matthew 5:10Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.
- Matthew 13:21But he has no root and is short-lived. When distress or persecution comes because of the word, immediately he falls away.
- Acts 7:24When he saw one of them being mistreated, he came to his rescue and avenged the oppressed man by striking down the Egyptian.
- Acts 20:23except that in every town the Holy Spirit warns me that chains and afflictions are waiting for me.
- Romans 5:3And not only that, but we also boast in our afflictions, because we know that affliction produces endurance,
- Romans 8:17and if children, also heirs — heirs of God and coheirs with Christ — if indeed we suffer with him so that we may also be glorified with him.
- 2 Corinthians 5:17Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away, and see, the new has come!
- Colossians 1:24Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I am completing in my flesh what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for his body, that is, the church.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:3We ought to thank God always for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, since your faith is flourishing and the love each one of you has for one another is increasing.
- 2 Timothy 1:8So don’t be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, or of me his prisoner. Instead, share in suffering for the gospel, relying on the power of God.
- 2 Timothy 2:3Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
- 2 Timothy 3:11along with the persecutions and sufferings that came to me in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. What persecutions I endured — and yet the Lord rescued me from them all.
- James 1:20for human anger does not accomplish God’s righteousness.
Commentaries on Hebrews 11:25
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God - With those whom God had chosen to he his people - the Israelites. They were then oppressed and down-trodden; but they were the descendants of Abraham, and were those whom God had designed to be his special people. Moses saw that if he cast in his lot with them, he must expect trials. They were poor, and crushed, and despised - a nation of slaves. If he identified himself with them, his…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20-31Verses 20-31 Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, concerning things to come. Things present are not the best things; no man knoweth love or hatred by having them or wanting them. Jacob lived by faith, and he died by faith, and in faith. Though the grace of faith is of use always through our whole lives, it is especially so when we come to die. Faith has a great work to do at last, to help the believer to die to the Lord, so as to honour him, by patience, hope…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24-25Moses, when he was grown: He took a public stand with the people of Israel instead of being known as the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, who had adopted him (see Exodus 2:11–15 and Exodus 2:3–10). He chose to share in the suffering of God's people, just as the readers of this letter were encouraged to do (see Hebrews 10:32–34).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. He balanced the best of the world with the worst of religion, and decidedly chose the latter. "Choosing" implies a deliberate resolution, not a hasty impulse. He was forty years old, a time when the judgment is matured. for a season--If the world has "pleasure" (Greek, "enjoyment") to offer, it is but "for a season." If religion bring with it "affliction," it too is but for a season; whereas its "pleasures are for evermore."Read the comment
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Commentaries on Hebrews 11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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