Hebrews
Hebrews 11:25
25He chose to suffer oppression with God’s people rather than to experience the fleeting enjoyment of sin.
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| 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 |
Cross-references
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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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.