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Hebrews 12:8-10
New King James Version
Hebrews 12:8-10
New King James Version
8 But if you are without chastening, (A)of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate and not sons. 9 Furthermore, we have had human fathers who corrected us, and we paid them respect. Shall we not much more readily be in subjection to (B)the Father of spirits and live? 10 For they indeed for a few days chastened us as seemed best to them, but He for our profit, (C)that we may be partakers of His holiness.
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Hebrews 12:8-10
New American Standard Bible
Hebrews 12:8-10
New American Standard Bible
8 But if you are without discipline, (A)of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate children and not sons. 9 Furthermore, we had [a]earthly fathers to discipline us, and we (B)respected them; shall we not much more be subject to (C)the Father of [b]spirits, and (D)live? 10 For they disciplined us for a short time as seemed best to them, but He disciplines us for our good, (E)so that we may share His holiness.
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- Hebrews 12:9 Lit fathers of our flesh
- Hebrews 12:9 Or our spirits
Hebrews 12:8-10
Amplified Bible
Hebrews 12:8-10
Amplified Bible
8 Now if you are exempt from correction and without discipline, in which all [of God’s children] share, then you are illegitimate children and not sons [at all]. 9 Moreover, we have had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we submitted and respected them [for training us]; shall we not much more willingly submit to the Father of [a]spirits, and live [by learning from His discipline]? 10 For our earthly fathers disciplined us for only a short time as seemed best to them; but He disciplines us for our good, so that we may share His holiness.
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- Hebrews 12:9 The meaning seems to be that God is the Father of that which is spiritual as well as that which is physical.
Hebrews 12:8-10
New International Version
Hebrews 12:8-10
New International Version
8 If you are not disciplined—and everyone undergoes discipline(A)—then you are not legitimate, not true sons and daughters at all. 9 Moreover, we have all had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them for it. How much more should we submit to the Father of spirits(B) and live!(C) 10 They disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, in order that we may share in his holiness.(D)
Hebrews 12:8-10
King James Version
Hebrews 12:8-10
King James Version
8 But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.
9 Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?
10 For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.
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