Hebrews 11:26

God's Word

He thought that being insulted for Christ would be better than having the treasures of Egypt. He was looking ahead to his reward.

Cross References

Psalm 37:16

The little that the righteous person has is better than the wealth of many wicked people.

Psalm 69:20

Insults have broken my heart, and I am sick. I looked for sympathy, but there was none. I looked for people to comfort me, but I found no one.

Psalm 69:7

Indeed, for your sake I have endured insults. Humiliation has covered my face.

Proverbs 11:18

A wicked person earns dishonest wages, but whoever spreads righteousness earns honest pay.

Proverbs 23:18

There is indeed a future, and your hope will never be cut off.

Isaiah 51:7

Listen to me, you people who know righteousness, you people who have my teachings in your hearts. Don’t be afraid of being insulted by people. Don’t be discouraged by their ridicule.

Matthew 10:41

The person who welcomes a prophet as such will receive a prophet’s reward. The person who welcomes a godly person as such will receive a godly person’s reward.

Matthew 5:12

Rejoice and be glad because you have a great reward in heaven! The prophets who lived before you were persecuted in these ways.

Matthew 6:1

“Be careful not to do your good works in public in order to attract attention. If you do, your Father in heaven will not reward you.

Luke 14:14

Then you will be blessed because they don’t have any way to pay you back. You will be paid back when those who have God’s approval come back to life.”

Luke 14:33

In the same way, none of you can be my disciples unless you give up everything.

Acts 5:41

The apostles left the council room. They were happy to have been considered worthy to suffer dishonor for speaking about Jesus.

2 Corinthians 12:10

Therefore, I accept weakness, mistreatment, hardship, persecution, and difficulties suffered for Christ. It’s clear that when I’m weak, I’m strong.

2 Corinthians 6:10

People think we are sad although we’re always glad, that we’re beggars although we make many people spiritually rich, that we have nothing although we possess everything.

Ephesians 1:18

Then you will have deeper insight. You will know the confidence that he calls you to have and the glorious wealth that God’s people will inherit.

Ephesians 3:8

I am the least of all God’s people. Yet, God showed me his kindness by allowing me to spread the Good News of the immeasurable wealth of Christ to people who are not Jewish.

Philippians 3:7

These things that I once considered valuable, I now consider worthless for Christ.

Hebrews 10:33

At times you were publicly insulted and mistreated. At times you associated with people who were treated this way.

Hebrews 10:35

So don’t lose your confidence. It will bring you a great reward.

Hebrews 11:6

No one can please God without faith. Whoever goes to God must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who seek him.

Hebrews 13:13

So we must go to him outside the camp and endure the insults he endured.

Hebrews 2:2

After all, the message that the angels brought was reliable, and every violation and act of disobedience was properly punished.

1 Peter 1:11

So they tried to find out what time or situation the Spirit of Christ kept referring to whenever he predicted Christ’s sufferings and the glory that would follow.

1 Peter 4:14

If you are insulted because of the name of Christ, you are blessed because the Spirit of glory—the Spirit of God—is resting on you.

Revelation 2:9

I know how you are suffering, how poor you are—but you are rich. I also know that those who claim to be Jews slander you. They are the synagogue of Satan.

Revelation 3:18

I advise you: Buy gold purified in fire from me so that you may be rich. Buy white clothes from me. Wear them so that you may keep your shameful, naked body from showing. Buy ointment to put on your eyes so that you may see.

Ruth 2:12

May the Lord reward you for what you have done! May you receive a rich reward from the Lord God of Israel, under whose protection you have come for shelter.”