Hebrews 11:25 (GNV)

Passage

And chose rather to suffer aduersitie with the people of God, then to enioy the pleasures of sinnes for a season,

Nearby Context

Hebrews 11:23 By faith Moses when he was borne, was hid three moneths of his parents, because they sawe he was a proper childe, neither feared they the kings commandement.

Hebrews 11:24 By faith Moses when he was come to age, refused to be called the sonne of Pharaohs daughter,

Hebrews 11:25 And chose rather to suffer aduersitie with the people of God, then to enioy the pleasures of sinnes for a season,

Hebrews 11:26 Esteeming the rebuke of Christ greater riches then the treasures of Egypt: for he had respect vnto the recompence of the reward.

Hebrews 11:27 By faith he forsooke Egypt, and feared not the fiercenes of the king: for he endured, as he that sawe him which is inuisible.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "chose", "rather", "suffer", "aduersitie", "people", "enioy", "pleasures", and "sinnes". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "chose" 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 was come..." into verse 26's "Esteeming the rebuke of Christ greater riches...", so "chose" 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 "chose" and "rather" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.