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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.”

And have you completely forgotten this word of encouragement that addresses you as a father addresses his son? It says,

“My son, do not make light of the Lord’s discipline,
    and do not lose heart(A) when he rebukes you,
because the Lord disciplines the one he loves,(B)
    and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son.”[a](C)

Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children.(D) For what children are not disciplined by their father?

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 12:6 Prov. 3:11,12 (see Septuagint)