32 But recall the former days when, after (A)you were enlightened, you endured (B)a hard struggle with sufferings, 33 sometimes being (C)publicly exposed to reproach and affliction, and sometimes being partners with those so treated. 34 For (D)you had compassion on those in prison, and (E)you joyfully accepted the plundering of your property, since you knew that you yourselves had (F)a better possession and an abiding one.

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32 But remember the former days in which, after you[a] were enlightened, you endured a great struggle with sufferings, 33 sometimes being publicly exposed both to insults and to afflictions, and sometimes becoming sharers with those who were treated in this way. 34 For you both sympathized with the prisoners and put up with the seizure of your belongings with joy because you[b] knew that you yourselves had a better and permanent possession.

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 10:32 Here “after” is supplied as a component of the temporal participle (“were enlightened”)
  2. Hebrews 10:34 Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“knew”) which is understood as causal