Hebrews 11:25 Cross References
Hebrews 11:25
25: He chose to share the oppression of God's people instead of enjoying the fleeting pleasures of sin.
Psalms 84:10
- A single day in your courts is better than a thousand anywhere else! I would rather be a gatekeeper in the house of my God than live the good life in the homes of the wicked.
2 Corinthians 5:17
- What this means is that those who become Christians become new persons. They are not the same anymore, for the old life is gone. A new life has begun!
Revelation 18:7
- She has lived in luxury and pleasure, so match it now with torments and sorrows. She boasts, 'I am queen on my throne. I am no helpless widow. I will not experience sorrow.'
Job 20:5
- the triumph of the wicked has been short-lived and the joy of the godless has been only temporary?
Job 36:21
- Be on guard! Turn back from evil, for it was to prevent you from getting into a life of evil that God sent this suffering.
2 Timothy 2:3
- Endure suffering along with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
- And as Christ's soldier, do not let yourself become tied up in the affairs of this life, for then you cannot satisfy the one who has enlisted you in his army.
- Follow the Lord's rules for doing his work, just as an athlete either follows the rules or is disqualified and wins no prize.
- Hardworking farmers are the first to enjoy the fruit of their labor.
- Think about what I am saying. The Lord will give you understanding in all these things.
1 Peter 2:10
- "Once you were not a people; now you are the people of God. Once you received none of God's mercy; now you have received his mercy."
1 Peter 1:6
- So be truly glad! There is wonderful joy ahead, even though it is necessary for you to endure many trials for a while.
- These trials are only to test your faith, to show that it is strong and pure. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold--and your faith is far more precious to God than mere gold. So if your faith remains strong after being tried by fiery trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed to the whole world.
Psalms 73:18
- Truly, you put them on a slippery path and send them sliding over the cliff to destruction.
- In an instant they are destroyed, swept away by terrors.
- Their present life is only a dream that is gone when they awake. When you arise, O Lord, you will make them vanish from this life.
1 Peter 4:12
- Dear friends, don't be surprised at the fiery trials you are going through, as if something strange were happening to you.
- Instead, be very glad--because these trials will make you partners with Christ in his suffering, and afterward you will have the wonderful joy of sharing his glory when it is displayed to all the world.
- Be happy if you are insulted for being a Christian, for then the glorious Spirit of God will come upon you.
- If you suffer, however, it must not be for murder, stealing, making trouble, or prying into other people's affairs.
- But it is no shame to suffer for being a Christian. Praise God for the privilege of being called by his wonderful name!
Romans 5:3
- We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they are good for us--they help us learn to endure.
Matthew 13:21
- But like young plants in such soil, their roots don't go very deep. At first they get along fine, but they wilt as soon as they have problems or are persecuted because they believe the word.
Matthew 5:10
- God blesses those who are persecuted because they live for God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs.
- "God blesses you when you are mocked and persecuted and lied about because you are my followers.
- Be happy about it! Be very glad! For a great reward awaits you in heaven. And remember, the ancient prophets were persecuted, too.
Colossians 1:24
- I am glad when I suffer for you in my body, for I am completing what remains of Christ's sufferings for his body, the church.
Hebrews 11:37
- Some died by stoning, and some were sawed in half; others were killed with the sword. Some went about in skins of sheep and goats, hungry and oppressed and mistreated.
James 1:20
- Your anger can never make things right in God's sight.
2 Timothy 1:8
- So you must never be ashamed to tell others about our Lord. And don't be ashamed of me, either, even though I'm in prison for Christ. With the strength God gives you, be ready to suffer with me for the proclamation of the Good News.
Acts 20:23
- except that the Holy Spirit has told me in city after city that jail and suffering lie ahead.
- But my life is worth nothing unless I use it for doing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus--the work of telling others the Good News about God's wonderful kindness and love.
Psalms 47:9
- The rulers of the world have gathered together. They join us in praising the God of Abraham. For all the kings of the earth belong to God. He is highly honored everywhere.
Romans 8:35
- Can anything ever separate us from Christ's love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or are hungry or cold or in danger or threatened with death?
- (Even the Scriptures say, "For your sake we are killed every day; we are being slaughtered like sheep." )
- No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us.
- And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from his love. Death can't, and life can't. The angels can't, and the demons can't. Our fears for today, our worries about tomorrow, and even the powers of hell can't keep God's love away.
- Whether we are high above the sky or in the deepest ocean, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Isaiah 47:8
- "You are a pleasure-crazy kingdom, living at ease and feeling secure, bragging as if you were the greatest in the world! You say, `I'm self-sufficient and not accountable to anyone! I will never be a widow or lose my children.'
- Well, those two things will come upon you in a moment: widowhood and the loss of your children. Yes, these calamities will come upon you, despite all your witchcraft and magic.
Acts 7:24
- During this visit, he saw an Egyptian mistreating a man of Israel. So Moses came to his defense and avenged him, killing the Egyptian.
- Moses assumed his brothers would realize that God had sent him to rescue them, but they didn't.
Romans 8:17
- And since we are his children, we will share his treasures--for everything God gives to his Son, Christ, is ours, too. But if we are to share his glory, we must also share his suffering.
- Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory he will give us later.
Job 21:11
- Their children skip about like lambs in a flock of sheep.
- They sing with tambourine and harp. They make merry to the sound of the flute.
- They spend their days in prosperity; then they go down to the grave in peace.
Isaiah 21:4
- My mind reels; my heart races. The sleep I once enjoyed at night is now a faint memory. I lie awake, trembling.
Luke 12:19
- And I'll sit back and say to myself, My friend, you have enough stored away for years to come. Now take it easy! Eat, drink, and be merry!'
- "But God said to him, 'You fool! You will die this very night. Then who will get it all?'
Hebrews 10:32
- Don't ever forget those early days when you first learned about Christ. Remember how you remained faithful even though it meant terrible suffering.
Luke 16:25
- "But Abraham said to him, 'Son, remember that during your lifetime you had everything you wanted, and Lazarus had nothing. So now he is here being comforted, and you are in anguish.
James 5:5
- You have spent your years on earth in luxury, satisfying your every whim. Now your hearts are nice and fat, ready for the slaughter.
2 Timothy 3:11
- You know how much persecution and suffering I have endured. You know all about how I was persecuted in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra--but the Lord delivered me from all of it.
- Yes, and everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.
2 Thessalonians 1:3
- Dear brothers and sisters, we always thank God for you, as is right, for we are thankful that your faith is flourishing and you are all growing in love for each other.
- We proudly tell God's other churches about your endurance and faithfulness in all the persecutions and hardships you are suffering.
- But God will use this persecution to show his justice. For he will make you worthy of his Kingdom, for which you are suffering,
- and in his justice he will punish those who persecute you.
Hebrews 4:9
- So there is a special rest still waiting for the people of God.