Hebrews 11:25 (DBY)

Passage

choosing rather to suffer affliction along with the people of God than to have [the] temporary pleasure of sin;

Nearby Context

Hebrews 11:23 By faith Moses, being born, was hid three months by his parents, because they saw the child beautiful; and they did not fear the injunction of the king.

Hebrews 11:24 By faith Moses, when he had become great, refused to be called son of Pharaoh's daughter;

Hebrews 11:25 choosing rather to suffer affliction along with the people of God than to have [the] temporary pleasure of sin;

Hebrews 11:26 esteeming the reproach of the Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt, for he had respect to the recompense.

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "choosing", "rather", "suffer", "affliction", "along", "people", "than", and "temporary". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "choosing" and "rather", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 24's "By faith Moses when he had become..." into verse 26's "esteeming the reproach of the Christ greater...", so "choosing" and "rather" 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 "choosing" and "rather" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.