Hebrews 10:33
Partly, whilst ye were made a gazingstock both by reproaches and afflictions; and partly, whilst ye became companions of them that were so used. Partly, whilst ye were made a gazingstock both by reproaches and afflictions; and partly, whilst ye became companions of them that were so used.
The verse portrays two linked experiences of suffering for faith: being oneself made a public spectacle through reproach and affliction, and becoming a companion standing in solidarity with others who are so treated. It belongs to Christians under persecution who remained faithful, encouraged one another in faith and patience and hope, and refused to renounce Christ even at the cost of earthly comforts. For such sufferers, trial and persecution did not move them away from God but brought them nearer to rest and reward.
The same description fits pioneers in the cause of God who endured hardship and reproach while laboring for Him. Yet being made conspicuous or different is not itself the aim, and the verse does not call believers to deliberately make themselves public spectacles. It calls them to hold faithfully to modest and healthful principles even when those principles are out of fashion, rather than changing merely to win the world's approval.