Hebrews 11:26

Literal Standard Version

having reckoned the reproach of the Christ greater wealth than the treasures in Egypt, for he looked to the repayment of reward.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
For he considered reproach for the sake of Christ to be greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, since he was looking ahead to the reward.

King James Version (1611)
Esteeming the reproch of Christ greater riches then the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect vnto the recompense of the reward.

King James Version
Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward.

English Standard Version
He considered the reproach of Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking to the reward.

New American Standard Bible
considering the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he was looking to the reward.

New Century Version
He thought it was better to suffer for the Christ than to have all the treasures of Egypt, because he was looking for God's reward.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
considering the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he was looking to the reward.

Legacy Standard Bible
regarding the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he was looking to the reward.

Berean Standard Bible
He valued disgrace for Christ above the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking ahead to his reward.

Contemporary English Version
Moses knew that the treasures of Egypt were not as wonderful as what he would receive from suffering for the Messiah, and he looked forward to his reward.

Complete Jewish Bible
He had come to regard abuse suffered on behalf of the Messiah as greater riches than the treasures of Egypt, for he kept his eyes fixed on the reward.

Darby Translation
esteeming the reproach of the Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt, for he had respect to the recompense.

Easy-to-Read Version
He thought it was better to suffer for the Messiah than to have all the treasures of Egypt. He was waiting for the reward that God would give him.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Esteeming the rebuke of Christ greater riches then the treasures of Egypt: for he had respect vnto the recompence of the reward.

George Lamsa Translation
And he reasoned that the reproach of Christ was greater riches than the treasures of Egypt: for he looked forward to be paid the reward.

Good News Translation
He reckoned that to suffer scorn for the Messiah was worth far more than all the treasures of Egypt, for he kept his eyes on the future reward.

Lexham English Bible
considering reproach endured for the sake of Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking to the reward.

Literal Translation
having counted the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking to the reward.

Amplified Bible
He considered the reproach of the Christ [that is, the rebuke he would suffer for his faithful obedience to God] to be greater wealth than all the treasures of Egypt; for he looked ahead to the reward [promised by God].

American Standard Version
accounting the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt: for he looked unto the recompense of reward.

Bible in Basic English
Judging a part in the shame of Christ to be better than all the wealth of Egypt; for he was looking forward to his reward.

Hebrew Names Version
accounting the reproach of Messiah greater riches than the treasures of Mitzrayim; for he looked to the reward.

International Standard Version
He thought that being insulted for the sake of Christ[fn] was of greater value than the treasures of Egypt, because he was looking ahead to his reward.Hebrews 10:35; 13:13;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
and considered the riches of the reproach of Meshiha to be far greater than the treasures of Metsreen: for he contemplated the recompence of the reward.

Murdock Translation
and he esteemed the reproach of the Messiah a greater treasure than the hoarded riches of Egypt; for he looked upon the recompense of reward.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Esteemyng the rebuke of Christ, greater riches, then the treasures of Egypt: For he had respect vnto the recompence of the rewarde.

English Revised Version
accounting the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt: for he looked unto the recompense of reward.

World English Bible
accounting the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he looked to the reward.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he looked off unto the recompence of reward.

Weymouth's New Testament
because he deemed the reproaches which he might meet with in the service of the Christ to be greater riches than all the treasures of Egypt; for he fixed his gaze on the coming reward.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
demynge the repreef of Crist more richessis than the tresours of Egipcians; for he bihelde in to the rewarding.

Update Bible Version
accounting the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt: for he looked to the recompense of reward.

Webster's Bible Translation
Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt: for he had respect to the recompense of the reward.

New English Translation
He regarded abuse suffered for Christ to be greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for his eyes were fixed on the reward.

New King James Version
esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in [fn] Egypt; for he looked to the reward.

New Living Translation
He thought it was better to suffer for the sake of Christ than to own the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking ahead to his great reward.

New Life Bible
Any shame that he suffered for Christ was worth more than all the riches in Egypt. He kept his eyes on the reward God was going to give him.

New Revised Standard
He considered abuse suffered for the Christ to be greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking ahead to the reward.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Accounting - as greater riches than Egypt's treasures, the reproach of the Anointed One; for he was looking away unto the recompense.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasure of the Egyptians. For he looked unto the reward.

Revised Standard Version
He considered abuse suffered for the Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he looked to the reward.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
and estemed the rebuke of Christ greater ryches then the treasure of Egypt. For he had a respect vnto ye rewarde.

Young's Literal Translation
greater wealth having reckoned the reproach of the Christ than the treasures in Egypt, for he did look to the recompense of reward;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and estemed the rebuke of Christ greater riches, then the treasure of Egipte: for he had respecte vnto the rewarde.

Mace New Testament (1729)
esteeming the sufferings of Israel greater riches than the treasures of Egypt: for he had an eye to the reward.

Simplified Cowboy Version
He swapped the glamorous trinkets of Egypt for the suffering of Christ. The easy way down here leads to a box canyon while the hard trail leads to life everlasting.

Contextual Overview

⁴By faith Abel offered a better sacrifice to God than Cain, through which he was testified to be righteous, God testifying of his gifts, and through it, he being dead, yet speaks. ⁵By faith Enoch was translated—not to see death, and was not found, because God translated him; for before his translation he had been testified to—that he had pleased God well, ⁶and apart from faith it is impossible to please [Him], for it is required of him who is coming to God to believe that He exists and [that] He becomes a rewarder to those seeking Him. ⁷By faith Noah, having been divinely warned concerning the things not yet seen, having feared, prepared an ark to the salvation of his house, through which he condemned the world, and he became heir of the righteousness according to faith. ⁸By faith Abraham, being called, obeyed, to go forth into the place that he was about to receive for an inheritance, and he went forth, not knowing to where he goes. ⁹By faith he sojourned in the land of the promise as a strange country, having dwelt in dwelling places with Isaac and Jacob, fellow-heirs of the same promise, ¹⁰for he was looking for the city having the foundations, whose craftsman and constructor [is] God. ¹¹And by faith Sarah, herself barren, received power to conceive seed even after the time of life, seeing she judged Him who promised faithful; ¹²for this reason, also, from one—and that of one who had become dead—were begotten as the stars of the sky in multitude, and innumerable as the sand that [is] by the seashore. ¹³All these died in faith, having not received the promises, but having seen them from afar, and having been persuaded, and having greeted [them], and having confessed that they are strangers and sojourners on the earth,

Bible Verse Review
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the reproach: Hebrews 10:33, Hebrews 13:13, Psalms 69:7, Psalms 69:20, Psalms 89:50, Psalms 89:51, Isaiah 51:7, Acts 5:41, 2 Corinthians 12:10, 2 Corinthians 12:10, 1 Peter 1:11, 1 Peter 4:14

of Christ: or, for Christ

greater: Psalms 37:16, Jeremiah 9:23, Jeremiah 9:24, 2 Corinthians 6:10, Ephesians 1:18, Ephesians 3:8, Revelation 2:9, Revelation 3:18

for he had: Hebrews 11:6, Hebrews 2:2, Hebrews 10:35, Ruth 2:12, Proverbs 11:18, Proverbs 23:18, Matthew 5:12, Matthew 6:1, Matthew 10:41, Luke 14:14

Reciprocal: Joshua 22:8 - Return 2 Kings 19:16 - which hath sent Job 33:26 - he will Job 34:33 - he will Psalms 19:11 - keeping Proverbs 12:14 - and Proverbs 15:6 - the house Proverbs 23:23 - sell Jeremiah 20:8 - the word Matthew 6:20 - General Mark 8:38 - ashamed Luke 6:23 - your Luke 9:26 - whosoever Romans 8:18 - I reckon Ephesians 6:8 - whatsoever 1 Timothy 4:10 - therefore James 2:5 - rich Revelation 11:18 - and that

Cross-References

Genesis 11:4
And they say, "Give help, let us build for ourselves a city and tower with its head in the heavens, and make for ourselves a name, lest we be scattered over the face of all the earth."

Genesis 11:5
And YHWH comes down to see the city and the tower which the sons of men have built;

Genesis 11:20
And Reu lives thirty-two years [[or one hundred and thirty-two years]], and begets Serug.

Genesis 11:24
And Nahor lives twenty-nine years [[or seventy-nine years]], and begets Terah.

Genesis 11:26
And Terah lives seventy years, and begets Abram, Nahor, and Haran.

Genesis 11:27
And these [are] the generations of Terah: Terah has begotten Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran has begotten Lot;

Joshua 24:2
And Joshua says to all the people, "Thus said YHWH, God of Israel: Beyond the River your fathers have dwelt of old—Terah father of Abraham and father of Nachor—and they serve other gods;

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Esteeming the reproach of Christ,.... That is, either Christ personal; meaning not any reproach that lay upon Christ, as the immediate object of it; nor upon the people of Israel for the delay of his coming; but rather for the sake of Christ: Christ was made known to the Old Testament saints, and they believed in him; he was typified by sacrifices which they offered; and they were reproached for his sake, for the sacrifices they offered, and for the worship they performed, for their faith in the Messiah, and their expectation of him: or this may be understood of Christ mystical, the church; called Christ, because of the union, communion, sympathy, and likeness there is between them, insomuch that what is done to the one, is done to the other: when the saints are reproached, Christ himself is reproached; and therefore all reproaches of this nature should be bore willingly, cheerfully, courageously, patiently, and constantly: and such Moses reckoned

greater riches than the treasures in Egypt; he counted reproach itself riches; that is, he esteemed that riches for which he was reproached, as Christ, his word, and ordinances, and communion with the saints in them; all which are comparable to gold, silver, and precious stones; yea, are more valuable and desirable than thousands of gold and silver, or than the treasures in Egypt, which were very large; money, cattle, and lands coming into the hands of the king, through the seven years' famine in it, Genesis 47:14 and for which immense treasure, treasure cities were built, Exodus 1:11 which would have become Moses's, had he been Pharaoh's successor, to which he bid fair, before he discovered himself.

For he had respect unto the recompence of the reward; by which is meant, either the deliverance of the Israelites from their bondage, which he judged a sufficient recompence for all his afflictions and reproaches he endured, as the Apostle Paul did for the elect's sake, for the sake of Christ's body the church, Colossians 1:24 or the enjoyment of the land of Canaan, promised for an inheritance to the seed of Abraham; or the enjoyment of God's presence among his people, who is their shield, and exceeding great reward; or rather eternal glory, which is the reward of the inheritance, and is a reward of grace, and not of debt; this he had respect unto, looked for, and believed he should enjoy; so that his faith was of things unseen; and this caused him to prefer even afflictions with the saints, and reproaches for Christ, to all worldly riches and grandeur.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Esteeming the reproach of Christ - Margin, “For;” that is, on account of Christ. This means either that he was willing to bear the reproaches incident to his belief that the Messiah would come, and that he gave up his fair prospects in Egypt with that expectation; or that he endured such reproaches as Christ suffered; or the apostle uses the expression as a sort of technical phrase, well understood in his time, to denote sufferings endured in the cause of religion. Christians at that time would naturally describe all sufferings on account of religion as endured in the cause of Christ; and Paul, therefore, may have used this phrase to denote sufferings in the cause of religion - meaning that Moses suffered what, when the apostle wrote, would be called “the reproaches of Christ.” It is not easy, or perhaps possible, to determine which of these interpretations is the correct one, The most respectable names may be adduced in favour of each, and every reader must be left to adopt his own view of what is correct. The original will admit of either of them. The general idea is, that he would be reproached for the course which he pursued. He could not expect to leave the splendours of a court and undertake what he did, without subjecting himself to trials. He would be blamed by the Egyptians for his interference in freeing their “slaves,” and in bringing so many calamities upon their country; and he would be exposed to ridicule for his folly in leaving his brilliant prospects at court, to become identified with an oppressed and despised people. It is rare that men are zealous in doing good without exposing themselves both to blame and to ridicule.

Greater riches - Worth more; of greater value. Reproach itself is not desirable; but reproach, when a man receives it in an effort to do good to others, is worth more to him than gold, 1 Peter 4:13-14. The scars which an old soldier has received in the defense of his country are more valued by him than his pension; and the reproach which a good man receives in endeavoring to save others is a subject of greater joy to him than would be all the wealth which could be gained in a life of sin.

Than the treasures in Egypt - It is implied here, that Moses had a prospect of inheriting large treasures in Egypt, and that he voluntarily gave them up to be the means of delivering his nation from bondage. Egypt abounded in wealth; and the adopted son of the daughter of the king would naturally be heir to a great estate.

For he had respect unto the recompense of the reward - The “recompense of the reward” here referred to must mean the blessedness of heaven - for he had no earthly reward to look to. He had no prospect of pleasure, or wealth, or honor, in his undertaking. If he had sought these, so far as human sagacity could foresee, he would have remained at the court of Pharaoh. The declaration here proves that it is right to have respect to the rewards of heaven in serving God. It does not prove that this was the only or the main motive which induced Moses to abandon his prospects at court; nor does it prove that this should be our main or only motive in leading a life of piety. If it were, our religion would be mere selfishness. But it is right that we should desire the rewards and joys of heaven, and that we should allow the prospect of those rewards and joys to influence us as a motive to do our duty to God, and to sustain us in our trials; compare Philippians 3:8-11, Philippians 3:13-14.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 26. The reproach of Christ — The Christ or Messiah had been revealed to Moses; of him he prophesied, Deuteronomy 18:15; and the reproach which God's people had, in consequence of their decided opposition to idolatry, may be termed the reproach of Christ, for they refused to become one people with the Egyptians, because the promise of the rest was made to them, and in this rest CHRIST and his salvation were included: but, although it does not appear these things were known to the Hebrews at large, yet it is evident that there were sufficient intimations given to Moses concerning the Great Deliverer, (of whom himself was a type,) that determined his conduct in the above respect; as he folly understood that he must renounce his interest in the promises, and in the life eternal to which they led, if he did not obey the Divine call in the present instance. Many have been stumbled by the word ο χριστος, Christ, here; because they cannot see how Moses should have any knowledge of him. It may be said that it was just as easy for God Almighty to reveal Christ to Moses, as it was for him to reveal him to Isaiah, or to the shepherds, or to John Baptist; or to manifest him in the flesh. After all there is much reason to believe that, by τουχριστου, here, of Christ or the anointed, the apostle means the whole body of the Israelitish or Hebrew people; for, as the word signifies the anointed, and anointing was a consecration to God, to serve him in some particular office, as prophet, priest, king, or the like, all the Hebrew people were considered thus anointed or consecrated; and it is worthy of remark that χριστος is used in this very sense by the Septuagint, 1 Samuel 2:35; Psalms 105:15; and Habakkuk 3:13; where the word is necessarily restrained to this meaning.

He had respect unto the recompense — απεβλεπε. He looked attentively to it; his eyes were constantly directed to it. This is the import of the original word; and the whole conduct of Moses was an illustration of it.