Hebrews 11:26
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26 He considered abuse suffered for the Christ[a] to be greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking ahead to the reward.
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- 11.26 Or the Messiah
Hebrews 11:6
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6 And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would approach God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.
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Hebrews 10:35
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35 Do not, therefore, abandon that boldness of yours; it brings a great reward.
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Matthew 5:12
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12 Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.(A)
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Revelation 3:18
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18 Therefore I advise you to buy from me gold refined by fire so that you may be rich, and white robes to clothe yourself and to keep the shame of your nakedness from being seen, and salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see.(A)
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1 Peter 4:14
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14 If you are reviled for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the spirit of glory,[a] which is the Spirit of God,[b] is resting on you.[c](A)
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Hebrews 2:2
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2 For if the message declared through angels proved valid, and every transgression or disobedience received a just penalty,(A)
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2 Corinthians 12:10
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10 Therefore I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities for the sake of Christ, for whenever I am weak, then I am strong.(A)
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2 Corinthians 6:10
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10 as sorrowful yet always rejoicing, as poor yet making many rich, as having nothing and yet possessing everything.
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Luke 14:14
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14 And you will be blessed because they cannot repay you, for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”
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Psalm 89:50-51
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50 Remember, O Lord, how your servant is taunted,
how I bear in my bosom the insults of the peoples,[a](A)
51 with which your enemies taunt, O Lord,
with which they taunted the footsteps of your anointed.(B)
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- 89.50 Cn: Heb bosom all of many peoples
Acts 5:41
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41 As they left the council, they rejoiced that they were considered worthy to suffer dishonor for the sake of the name.(A)
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Jeremiah 9:23-24
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23 Thus says the Lord: Do not let the wise boast in their wisdom; do not let the mighty boast in their might; do not let the wealthy boast in their wealth;(A) 24 but let those who boast boast in this, that they understand and know me, that I am the Lord; I act with steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth, for in these things I delight, says the Lord.(B)
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Isaiah 51:7
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7 Listen to me, you who know righteousness,
you people who have my teaching in your hearts;
do not fear the reproach of others,
and do not be dismayed when they revile you.(A)
Psalm 37:16
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16 Better is a little that the righteous person has
than the abundance of many wicked.(A)
1 Peter 1:11
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11 inquiring about the time and circumstances[a] that the Spirit of Christ within them indicated when it testified in advance to the sufferings intended for Christ and the subsequent glory.(A)
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Hebrews 13:13
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13 Let us then go to him outside the camp and bear the abuse he endured.
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Hebrews 10:33
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33 sometimes being publicly exposed to insults and afflictions and sometimes becoming partners with those so treated.(A)
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Philippians 3:7
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7 Yet whatever gains I had, these I have come to regard as loss because of Christ.(A)
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Ephesians 3:8
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8 Although I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given to me to bring to the gentiles the news of the boundless riches of Christ(A)
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Ephesians 1:18
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18 so that, with the eyes of your heart enlightened, you may perceive what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance among the saints,
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Matthew 10:41
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41 Whoever welcomes a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever welcomes a righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive the reward of the righteous,
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Matthew 6:1
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Concerning Almsgiving
6 “Beware of practicing your righteousness before others in order to be seen by them, for then you have no reward from your Father in heaven.(A)
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Proverbs 23:18
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18 Surely there is a future,
and your hope will not be cut off.
Proverbs 11:18
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18 The wicked earn no real gain,
but those who sow righteousness get a true reward.(A)
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