Hebrews 11:26 (ASV)

Passage

accounting the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt: for he looked unto the recompense of reward.

Nearby Context

Hebrews 11:24 By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh`s daughter;

Hebrews 11:25 choosing rather to share ill treatment with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;

Hebrews 11:26 accounting the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt: for he looked unto the recompense of reward.

Hebrews 11:27 By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.

Hebrews 11:28 By faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of the blood, that the destroyer of the firstborn should not touch them.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "accounting", "reproach", "christ", "greater", "riches", "than", "treasures", and "egypt". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "accounting" and "reproach", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 25's "choosing rather to share ill treatment with..." into verse 27's "By faith he forsook Egypt not fearing...", so "accounting" and "reproach" belong inside that flow. In Hebrews context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "accounting" and "reproach" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.