Hebrews 11:25
iChoosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;
Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;
μᾶλλον ἑλόμενος συγκακουχεῖσθαι τῷ λαῷ τοῦ Θεοῦ ἢ πρόσκαιρον ἔχειν ἁμαρτίας ἀπόλαυσιν·
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Psalms 84:9 Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed.
Acts 7:23 And when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel.
Acts 7:25 For he supposed his brethren would have understood how that God by his hand would deliver them: but they understood not.
Job 20:5 That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?
Luke 16:25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.
Matthew 5:10-12 10. Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11. Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. 12. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
Romans 5:3 And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;