Hebrews 11:25

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Hebrews 11:23–27 · Berean Standard Bible

23 By faith Moses’ parents hid him for three months after his birth, because they saw that he was a beautiful child, and they were unafraid of the king’s edict.

24 By faith Moses, when he was grown, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter.

25 He chose to suffer oppression with God’s people rather than to experience the fleeting enjoyment of sin.

26 He valued disgrace for Christ above the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking ahead to his reward.

27 By faith Moses left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw Him who is invisible.

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Hebrews 10:32

Remember the early days that you were in the light. In those days, you endured a great conflict in the face of suffering.

Job 36:21

Be careful not to turn to iniquity, for this you have preferred to affliction.

Psalms 84:10

For better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.

Matthew 5:10

Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 5:11

Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.

Matthew 5:12

Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.

Matthew 13:21

But since he has no root, he remains for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away.

Acts 7:24

And when he saw one of them being mistreated, Moses went to his defense and avenged him by striking down the Egyptian who was oppressing him.

Acts 7:25

He assumed his brothers would understand that God was using him to deliver them, but they did not.

Acts 20:23

I only know that in town after town the Holy Spirit warns me that chains and afflictions await me.

Acts 20:24

But I consider my life of no value to me, if only I may finish my course and complete the ministry I have received from the Lord Jesus—the ministry of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.

Romans 5:3

Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;

Romans 8:17

And if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified with Him.

Romans 8:18

I consider that our present sufferings are not comparable to the glory that will be revealed in us.

Romans 8:35

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?

Romans 8:36

As it is written: “For Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”

Romans 8:37

No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.

Romans 8:38

For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor principalities, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers,

Romans 8:39

neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

2 Corinthians 5:17

Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!

Colossians 1:24

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions for the sake of His body, which is the church.

2 Thessalonians 1:3

We are obligated to thank God for you all the time, brothers, as is fitting, because your faith is growing more and more, and your love for one another is increasing.

2 Thessalonians 1:4

That is why we boast among God’s churches about your perseverance and faith in the face of all the persecution and affliction you are enduring.

2 Thessalonians 1:5

All this is clear evidence of God’s righteous judgment. And so you will be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering.

2 Thessalonians 1:6

After all, it is only right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,

2 Timothy 1:8

So do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, or of me, His prisoner. Instead, join me in suffering for the gospel by the power of God.

2 Timothy 2:3

Join me in suffering, like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.

2 Timothy 2:4

A soldier refrains from entangling himself in civilian affairs, in order to please the one who enlisted him.

2 Timothy 2:5

Likewise, a competitor does not receive the crown unless he competes according to the rules.

2 Timothy 2:6

The hardworking farmer should be the first to partake of the crops.

2 Timothy 2:7

Consider what I am saying, for the Lord will give you insight into all things.

2 Timothy 2:8

Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, descended from David, as proclaimed by my gospel,

2 Timothy 2:9

for which I suffer to the extent of being chained like a criminal. But the word of God cannot be chained!

2 Timothy 2:10

For this reason I endure all things for the sake of the elect, so that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.

2 Timothy 3:11

my persecutions, and the sufferings that came upon me in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. What persecutions I endured! Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them.

2 Timothy 3:12

Indeed, all who desire to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,

James 1:20

for man’s anger does not bring about the righteousness that God desires.

1 Peter 1:6

In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials

1 Peter 1:7

so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 4:12

Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you.

1 Peter 4:13

But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory.

1 Peter 4:14

If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.

1 Peter 4:15

Indeed, none of you should suffer as a murderer or thief or wrongdoer, or even as a meddler.

1 Peter 4:16

But if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but glorify God that you bear that name.

Hebrews 4:9

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

Psalms 47:9

The nobles of the nations have assembled as the people of the God of Abraham; for the shields of the earth belong to God; He is highly exalted.

1 Peter 2:10

Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

Job 20:5

the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary?

Job 21:11

They send forth their little ones like a flock; their children skip about,

Job 21:12

singing to the tambourine and lyre and making merry at the sound of the flute.

Job 21:13

They spend their days in prosperity and go down to Sheol in peace.

Psalms 73:18

Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin.

Psalms 73:19

How suddenly they are laid waste, completely swept away by terrors!

Psalms 73:20

Like one waking from a dream, so You, O Lord, awaken and despise their form.

Isaiah 21:4

My heart falters; fear makes me tremble. The twilight of my desire has turned to horror.

Isaiah 47:8

So now hear this, O lover of luxury who sits securely, who says to herself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me. I will never be a widow or know the loss of children.’

Isaiah 47:9

These two things will overtake you in a moment, in a single day: loss of children, and widowhood. They will come upon you in full measure, in spite of your many sorceries and the potency of your spells.

Luke 12:19

Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’

Luke 12:20

But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’

Luke 16:25

But Abraham answered, ‘Child, remember that during your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things. But now he is comforted here, while you are in agony.

James 5:5

You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in the day of slaughter.

Revelation 18:7

As much as she has glorified herself and lived in luxury, give her the same measure of torment and grief. In her heart she says, ‘I sit as queen; I am not a widow and will never see grief.’