Hebrews 11:26

Hebrews 11:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward.
• New International Version (NIV)He regarded disgrace for the sake of Christ as of greater value than the treasures of Egypt, because he was looking ahead to his reward.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He considered the reproach of Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking to the reward.
• New King James Version (NKJV)esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt; for he looked to the reward.

Context of Hebrews 11:26

24By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, 25choosing rather to endure ill-treatment with the people of God than to enjoy the temporary pleasures of sin, considering the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he was looking to the reward. 27By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he persevered, as though seeing Him who is unseen. 28By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch them.

Hebrews 11:26 word by word

μείζονα πλοῦτον ἡγησάμενος τῶν Αἰγύπτου θησαυρῶν τὸν ὀνειδισμὸν τοῦ Χριστοῦ· ἀπέβλεπεν γὰρ εἰς τὴν μισθαποδοσίαν.¶Read the interlinear

• consideringἡγέομαιhēgeomai · to governG2233
• reproachὀνειδισμόςoneidismos · reproachG3680
• of ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• greaterμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
• richesπλοῦτοςploutos · richesG4149
• than the treasuresθησαυρόςthēsauros · treasureG2344
• of EgyptΑἴγυπτοςAiguptos · EgyptG125
• for he was lookingἀποβλέπωapoblepō · to look aheadG578
• rewardμισθαποδοσίαmisthapodosia · recompenseG3405

Cross-references for Hebrews 11:26

• Hebrews 10:33partly by being made a public spectacle through insults and distress, and partly by becoming companions with those who were so treated.
• Hebrews 13:13So then, let us go out to Him outside the camp, bearing His reproach.
• Psalms 69:7Because for Your sake I have endured disgrace; Dishonor has covered my face.
• Psalms 89:50Remember, Lord, the taunt against Your servants; How I carry in my heart the taunts of all the many peoples,
• Isaiah 51:7Listen to Me, you who know righteousness, A people in whose heart is My Law; Do not fear the taunting of people, Nor be terrified of their abuses.
• Acts 5:41So they went on their way from the presence of the Council, rejoicing that they had been considered worthy to suffer shame for His name.
• 2 Corinthians 12:10Therefore I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in distresses, in persecutions, in difficulties, in behalf of Christ; for when I am weak, then I am strong.
• 1 Peter 1:11seeking to know what person or time the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating as He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow.
• 1 Peter 4:14If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory, and of God, rests upon you.
• Psalms 37:16Better is the little of the righteous Than the abundance of many wicked.
• Jeremiah 9:23This is what the Lord says: “Let no wise man boast of his wisdom, nor let the mighty man boast of his might, nor a rich man boast of his riches;
• 2 Corinthians 6:10as sorrowful yet always rejoicing, as poor yet making many rich, as having nothing and yet possessing all things.
• Ephesians 1:18I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,
• Ephesians 3:8To me, the very least of all saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unfathomable riches of Christ,
• Revelation 2:9‘I know your tribulation and your poverty (but you are rich), and the slander by those who say they are Jews, and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.
• Revelation 3:18I advise you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, and white garments so that you may clothe yourself and the shame of your nakedness will not be revealed; and eye salve to apply to your eyes so that you may see.

Commentaries on Hebrews 11:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26The reproach of Christ - The Christ or Messiah had been revealed to Moses; of him he prophesied, Deuteronomy 18:15; and the reproach which God's people had, in consequence of their decided opposition to idolatry, may be termed the reproach of Christ, for they refused to become one people with the Egyptians, because the promise of the rest was made to them, and in this rest Christ and his salvation were included: but, although it does not appear these…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26Esteeming the reproach of Christ - Margin, “For;” that is, on account of Christ. This means either that he was willing to bear the reproaches incident to his belief that the Messiah would come, and that he gave up his fair prospects in Egypt with that expectation; or that he endured such reproaches as Christ suffered; or the apostle uses the expression as a sort of technical phrase, well understood in his time, to denote sufferings endured in the cause of…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. 26the treasures of Egypt: The New Kingdom of Egypt lasted from about 1550 to 1069 BC. It was a time of great wealth and political power. Moses looked beyond these riches because he expected a greater reward from God.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2626. Esteeming--Inasmuch as he esteemed. the reproach of Christ--that is, the reproach which falls on the Church, and which Christ regards as His own reproach, He being the Head, and the Church (both of the Old and New Testament) His body. Israel typified Christ; Israel's sufferings were Christ's sufferings (compare 2Co 1:5; Col 1:24). As uncircumcision was Egypt's reproach, so circumcision was the badge of Israel's expectation of Christ, which Moses…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