Hebrews 11:26

New Century Version

He thought it was better to suffer for the Christ than to have all the treasures of Egypt, because he was looking for God’s reward.

Cross References

Psalm 37:16

It is better to have little and be right than to have much and be wrong.

Psalm 69:20

Insults have broken my heart and left me weak. I looked for sympathy, but there was none; I found no one to comfort me.

Psalm 69:7

For you, I carry this shame, and my face is covered with disgrace.

Proverbs 11:18

An evil person really earns nothing, but a good person will surely be rewarded.

Proverbs 23:18

Then you will have hope for the future, and your wishes will come true.

Isaiah 51:7

“You people who know what is right should listen to me; you people who follow my teachings should hear what I say. Don’t be afraid of the evil things people say, and don’t be upset by their insults.

Matthew 10:41

Whoever meets a prophet and accepts him will receive the reward of a prophet. And whoever accepts a good person because that person is good will receive the reward of a good person.

Matthew 5:12

Rejoice and be glad, because you have a great reward waiting for you in heaven. People did the same evil things to the prophets who lived before you.

Matthew 6:1

“Be careful! When you do good things, don’t do them in front of people to be seen by them. If you do that, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

Luke 14:14

Then you will be blessed, because they have nothing and cannot pay you back. But you will be repaid when the good people rise from the dead.”

Luke 14:33

In the same way, you must give up everything you have to be my follower.

Acts 5:41

The apostles left the meeting full of joy because they were given the honor of suffering disgrace for Jesus.

2 Corinthians 12:10

For this reason I am happy when I have weaknesses, insults, hard times, sufferings, and all kinds of troubles for Christ. Because when I am weak, then I am truly strong.

2 Corinthians 6:10

We have much sadness, but we are always rejoicing. We are poor, but we are making many people rich in faith. We have nothing, but really we have everything.

Ephesians 1:18

I pray also that you will have greater understanding in your heart so you will know the hope to which he has called us and that you will know how rich and glorious are the blessings God has promised his holy people.

Ephesians 3:8

I am the least important of all God’s people, but God gave me this gift—to tell those who are not Jews the Good News about the riches of Christ, which are too great to understand fully.

Philippians 3:7

Those things were important to me, but now I think they are worth nothing because of Christ.

Hebrews 10:33

Sometimes you were hurt and attacked before crowds of people, and sometimes you shared with those who were being treated that way.

Hebrews 10:35

So do not lose the courage you had in the past, which has a great reward.

Hebrews 11:6

Without faith no one can please God. Anyone who comes to God must believe that he is real and that he rewards those who truly want to find him.

Hebrews 13:13

So let us go to Jesus outside the camp, holding on as he did when we are abused.

Hebrews 2:2

The teaching God spoke through angels was shown to be true, and anyone who did not follow it or obey it received the punishment that was earned.

1 Peter 1:11

The Spirit of Christ was in the prophets, telling in advance about the sufferings of Christ and about the glory that would follow those sufferings. The prophets tried to learn about what the Spirit was showing them, when those things would happen, and what the world would be like at that time.

1 Peter 4:14

When people insult you because you follow Christ, you are blessed, because the glorious Spirit, the Spirit of God, is with you.

Revelation 2:9

I know your troubles and that you are poor, but really you are rich! I know the bad things some people say about you. They say they are Jews, but they are not true Jews. They are a synagogue that belongs to Satan.

Revelation 3:18

I advise you to buy from me gold made pure in fire so you can be truly rich. Buy from me white clothes so you can be clothed and so you can cover your shameful nakedness. Buy from me medicine to put on your eyes so you can truly see.

Ruth 2:12

May the Lord reward you for all you have done. May your wages be paid in full by the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come for shelter.”