Hebrews 10:34

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“You sympathized with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, knowing that you yourselves had a better and permanent possession.”

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BSBPD

“You sympathized with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, knowing that you yourselves had a better and permanent possession.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“For ye had compassion of me in my bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your goods, knowing in yourselves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“For ye both had compassion on them that were in bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your possessions, knowing that ye have for yourselves a better possession and an abiding one.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“for also with my bonds ye sympathised, and the robbery of your goods with joy ye did receive, knowing that ye have in yourselves a better substance in the heavens, and an enduring one.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Hebrews 10:34 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Ecclesiastes 3:6a time to search and a time to count as lost, a time to keep and a time to discard,
  2. Matthew 5:11Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.
  3. Matthew 6:19Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
  4. Matthew 19:21Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
  5. Luke 10:42But only one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, and it will not be taken away from her.”
  6. Luke 12:33Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.
  7. Acts 5:41The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name.
  8. Acts 21:33The commander came up and arrested Paul, ordering that he be bound with two chains. Then he asked who he was and what he had done.
  9. Acts 28:20So for this reason I have called to see you and speak with you. It is because of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain.”
  10. 2 Corinthians 5:1Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.
  11. Ephesians 3:1For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles...
  12. Ephesians 4:1As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received:
  13. Ephesians 6:20for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it fearlessly, as I should.
  14. Philippians 1:7It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart. For in my chains and in my defense and confirmation of the gospel, you are all partners in grace with me.
  15. Colossians 1:5the faith and love proceeding from the hope stored up for you in heaven, of which you have already heard in the word of truth, the gospel
  16. Colossians 3:2Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.
  17. 1 Timothy 6:19treasuring up for themselves a firm foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.
  18. 2 Timothy 1:16May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he has often refreshed me and was unashamed of my chains.
  19. 2 Timothy 2:9for which I suffer to the extent of being chained like a criminal. But the word of God cannot be chained!
  20. 2 Timothy 4:8From now on there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but to all who crave His appearing.
  21. Hebrews 11:16Instead, they were longing for a better country, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.
  22. Hebrews 13:3Remember those in prison as if you were bound with them, and those who are mistreated as if you were suffering with them.
  23. James 1:2Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds,
  24. 1 Peter 1:4and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you,

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