Hebrews

Hebrews 11:25–26

²⁵He chose to suffer oppression with God’s people rather than to experience the fleeting enjoyment of sin. ²⁶He valued disgrace for Christ above the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking ahead to his reward.

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Hebrews 11:25

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He chose	ἑλόμενος	helomenos	Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular	G138 I choose, prefer
to suffer oppression with	συνκακουχεῖσθαι	synkakoucheisthai	Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive	G4778 I suffer ill-treatment with
God’s	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
people	λαῷ	laō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G2992 a people, the crowd
rather	μᾶλλον	mallon	Adverb	G3123 more, rather
than	ἢ	ē	Conjunction	G2228 or, than
to experience	ἔχειν	echein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G2192 I have, hold, possess
fleeting	πρόσκαιρον	proskairon	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular	G4340 temporary
enjoyment	ἀπόλαυσιν	apolausin	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G619 the faculty or experience of enjoyment
of sin	ἁμαρτίας	hamartias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G266 a sin

Hebrews 11:26

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He valued	ἡγησάμενος	hēgēsamenos	Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2233 I lead, think
disgrace	ὀνειδισμὸν	oneidismon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3680 reproach, reviling
for Christ	Χριστοῦ	Christou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ
the	τῶν	tōn	Article - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3588 the
treasures	θησαυρῶν	thēsaurōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G2344 a treasure, store
of Egypt	Αἰγύπτου	Aigyptou	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G125 Egypt
for	γὰρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
he was looking	ἀπέβλεπεν	apeblepen	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G578 I look away from, turn my attention to
ahead	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
to	τὴν	tēn	Article - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
reward	μισθαποδοσίαν	misthapodosian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3405 reward, due punishment

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Hebrews 11:25 Psalm 84:10 · 2 Timothy 2:3–10 · Job 36:21 · 1 Peter 4:12–16 · 2 Corinthians 5:17 · Job 20:5 · 1 Peter 1:6–7 · Psalm 73:18–20 · Revelation 18:7 · 1 Peter 2:10 · 2 Thessalonians 1:3–6 · James 5:5

Hebrews 11:26 Hebrews 10:35 · Hebrews 11:6 · 1 Peter 4:14 · Matthew 5:12 · Hebrews 2:2 · Psalm 89:50–51 · Luke 14:14 · 2 Corinthians 12:10 · Revelation 3:18 · 2 Corinthians 6:10 · Ephesians 3:8 · Psalm 37:16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.