Hebrews 11:25
Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;
Cross-references
Hebrews 10:32 recalls enduring suffering after enlightenment — Moses chose to suffer with God's people rather than enjoy sin.
Acts 20:23 has Paul expecting chains and afflictions — like Moses, he chooses suffering for God's purposes rather than avoiding it.
2 Tim 3:12 states all who live godly will suffer persecution — directly affirming Moses' experience as normative.
2 Tim 2:3-10 urges endurance like a soldier for the elect — echoing Moses' sacrificial choice.
2 Tim 1:8 calls believers to share in afflictions for the gospel — mirroring Moses' choice to suffer with God's people.
2 Thess 1:3-6 describes enduring persecution as evidence of righteous judgment — parallel to suffering with God's people.
Col 1:24 shows Paul rejoicing in sufferings for the church — a direct parallel to Moses choosing affliction with God's people.
Romans 8:35-39 assures that nothing can separate us from God's love, even suffering — reinforcing Moses' choice to endure affliction with God's people.
Romans 8:18 says present sufferings are not worth comparing with future glory — putting Moses' choice in eternal perspective.
Romans 8:17 links suffering with Christ to future glory — the same hope that motivates Moses' choice to suffer with God's people.
Job 20:5 says the wicked's joy is brief — reinforcing that sin's pleasures are fleeting.
Acts 20:24 shows Paul valuing finishing his mission over personal safety — the same priority Moses had in choosing suffering with God's people.
Acts 7:24 shows Moses actively defending an Israelite, demonstrating his choice to identify with the oppressed people of God.
In Luke 16:25, the rich man who had pleasures is tormented while suffering Lazarus is comforted, paralleling Moses' choice to suffer now for future blessing.
In Luke 12:20, the rich fool's sudden death exposes the folly of choosing pleasure over God—contrasting Moses' wise choice that led to eternal reward.
The rich fool chooses earthly ease and pleasure, directly opposing Moses' rejection of temporary sinful pleasures. Contrast in life priorities.
Matthew 13:21 describes those who fall away when persecution comes — contrasting with Moses who chose to endure suffering with God's people.
Matthew 5:10-12 pronounces blessing on those persecuted for righteousness — the same path Moses chose, showing it leads to reward.
Isaiah 47:8 condemns those given to pleasures — echoing the fleeting sinful pleasures Moses rejected.
In 1 Peter 4:12-16, suffering for Christ is a reason to rejoice — echoing the choice to suffer with God's people.
Psalm 84:10 prefers a doorkeeper in God's house over wickedness — Moses chose mistreatment with God's people over royal luxury.
Psalm 73:18-20 depicts the wicked's sudden destruction — supporting that sinful pleasure is temporary.
Job 21:11-13 shows the wicked prospering all their lives — contrasting the idea that sin's pleasures are only passing.
In 2 Cor 4:17, momentary affliction yields eternal glory—directly explaining the benefit of Moses' choice to suffer temporarily for lasting reward.
In Proverbs 20:17, deceitful bread is sweet but becomes gravel—mirroring the temporary pleasure of sin that Moses avoided, with bitter aftermath.
Job 36:21 warns against choosing iniquity over affliction — Moses chose the opposite, affliction over sin's pleasure.
Romans 5:3 teaches that tribulation produces perseverance — explaining the purpose behind Moses' choice to suffer with God's people.
1 Pet 1:7 explains that trials refine faith like gold — a purpose behind the suffering Moses chose.
In James 5:5, the rich who lived in pleasure face judgment—reinforcing the danger of the sinful pleasures Moses rejected.
In Proverbs 1:29, fools refuse to choose the fear of the Lord, while Moses chose suffering with God’s people—opposite choices with opposite outcomes.
In Revelation 18:7, Babylon's luxurious living ends in torment, echoing the fate of those who choose temporary pleasure over God.
2 Tim 3:11 recounts Paul's own afflictions — a personal example of the suffering Moses chose, though less explicit about the choice.