Hebrews 12:4-6
J.B. Phillips New Testament
Look upon suffering as heavenly discipline
4-6 After all, your fight against sin has not yet meant the shedding of blood, and you have perhaps lost sight of that piece of advice which reminds you of our sonship in God: ‘My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord, nor be discouraged when you are rebuked by him; for whom the Lord loves he chastens, and scourges every son whom he receives’.
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Hebrews 12:4-6
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God Disciplines His Children
4 In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.(A) 5 And have you completely forgotten this word of encouragement that addresses you as a father addresses his son? It says,
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- Hebrews 12:6 Prov. 3:11,12 (see Septuagint)
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