"But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were illuminated, ye endured a great fight of afflictions;" — Hebrews 10:32

Hebrews 10:32 · KJV

“But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were illuminated, ye endured a great fight of afflictions;”

— Hebrews 10:32

Verse 31

{It is} a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

Verse 33

Partly, whilst ye were made a gazingstock both by reproaches and afflictions; and partly, whilst ye became companions of them that were so used.

Hebrews 10 — Context

For we know him that hath said, Vengeance {belongeth} unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people.

{It is} a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were illuminated, ye endured a great fight of afflictions;

Partly, whilst ye were made a gazingstock both by reproaches and afflictions; and partly, whilst ye became companions of them that were so used.

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. {in yourselves...: or, that ye have in or, for} yourselves}

Cross References

Hebrews 6:4

For {it is} impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,

Galatians 3:3-4

Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?

Hebrews 12:4

Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.

2 Timothy 2:3-13

Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.

2 Timothy 4:7-8

I have fought a good fight, I have finished {my} course, I have kept the faith:

2 John 1:8

Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward. {wrought: or, gained, some copies read, ye have gained, but that ye, etc.}

Philippians 3:16

Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing.

Acts 8:1-3

And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.