10:34 you had compassion . . . joyfully accepted. It would encourage the readers to remember the solidarity and joy they shared, despite persecution.

better possession. The heavenly city and country of God (11:10, 16; 12:22), that cannot be shaken by the cataclysm that will destroy the present created order (12:27, 28). In comparison to this eternal inheritance (9:15), property lost for Christ’s sake is of no value.