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And have you forgotten the exhortation addressed to you as sons?

My son, do not scorn[a] the Lord’s discipline
or give up when he corrects[b] you.
For the Lord disciplines the one he loves and chastises every son he accepts.”[c]

Endure your suffering[d] as discipline;[e] God is treating you as sons. For what son is there that a father does not discipline?

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 12:5 tn Or “disregard,” “think little of.”
  2. Hebrews 12:5 tn Or “reproves,” “rebukes.” The Greek verb ἐλέγχω (elenchō) implies exposing someone’s sin in order to bring correction.
  3. Hebrews 12:6 sn A quotation from Prov 3:11-12.
  4. Hebrews 12:7 tn Grk “endure,” with the object (“your suffering”) understood from the context.
  5. Hebrews 12:7 tn Or “in order to become disciplined.”