Hebrews 11:25 (DRB)

Passage

Rather choosing to be afflicted with the people of God than to have the pleasure of sin for a time:

Nearby Context

Hebrews 11:23 By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months by his parents: because they saw he was a comely babe, and they feared not the king's edict.

Hebrews 11:24 By faith Moses, when he was grown up, denied himself to be the son of Pharao's daughter:

Hebrews 11:25 Rather choosing to be afflicted with the people of God than to have the pleasure of sin for a time:

Hebrews 11:26 Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasure of the Egyptians. For he looked unto the reward.

Hebrews 11:27 By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the fierceness of the king: for he endured, as seeing him that is invisible.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "rather", "choosing", "afflicted", "people", "than", "pleasure", and "time". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "rather" and "choosing", 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 was grown..." into verse 26's "Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches...", so "rather" and "choosing" 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 "rather" and "choosing" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.