And you have forgotten the exhortation which speaks to you as to sons:

(A)“My son, do not despise the [a]chastening of the Lord,
Nor be discouraged when you are rebuked by Him;

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  1. Hebrews 12:5 discipline

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,

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11 (A)My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord,
Nor detest His correction;
12 For whom the Lord loves He corrects,
(B)Just as a father the son in whom he delights.

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11 My son,(A) do not despise the Lord’s discipline,(B)
    and do not resent his rebuke,
12 because the Lord disciplines those he loves,(C)
    as a father the son he delights in.[a](D)

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  1. Proverbs 3:12 Hebrew; Septuagint loves, / and he chastens everyone he accepts as his child

17 “Behold,(A) happy is the man whom God corrects;
Therefore do not despise the chastening of the Almighty.
18 (B)For He bruises, but He binds up;
He wounds, but His hands make whole.

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17 “Blessed is the one whom God corrects;(A)
    so do not despise the discipline(B) of the Almighty.[a](C)
18 For he wounds, but he also binds up;(D)
    he injures, but his hands also heal.(E)

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  1. Job 5:17 Hebrew Shaddai; here and throughout Job

19 (A)As many as I love, I rebuke and (B)chasten.[a] Therefore be [b]zealous and repent.

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  1. Revelation 3:19 discipline
  2. Revelation 3:19 eager

19 Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline.(A) So be earnest and repent.(B)

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32 But when we are judged, (A)we are chastened by the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world.

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32 Nevertheless, when we are judged in this way by the Lord, we are being disciplined(A) so that we will not be finally condemned with the world.(B)

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12 Blessed is the man whom You (A)instruct, O Lord,
And teach out of Your law,

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12 Blessed is the one you discipline,(A) Lord,
    the one you teach(B) from your law;

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Loving God Under Trials

12 (A)Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive (B)the crown of life (C)which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.

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12 Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial(A) because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life(B) that the Lord has promised to those who love him.(C)

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109 (A)My life is continually [a]in my hand,
Yet I do not forget Your law.

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  1. Psalm 119:109 In danger

109 Though I constantly take my life in my hands,(A)
    I will not forget(B) your law.

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75 I know, O Lord, (A)that Your judgments are [a]right,
And that in faithfulness You have afflicted me.

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  1. Psalm 119:75 Lit. righteous

75 I know, Lord, that your laws are righteous,(A)
    and that in faithfulness(B) you have afflicted me.

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The Discipline of God(A)

(B)For consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, (C)lest you become weary and discouraged in your souls. (D)You have not yet resisted to bloodshed, striving against sin.

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Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary(A) and lose heart.

God Disciplines His Children

In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.(B)

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We are (A)hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not (B)forsaken; (C)struck down, but not destroyed—

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We are hard pressed on every side,(A) but not crushed; perplexed,(B) but not in despair; persecuted,(C) but not abandoned;(D) struck down, but not destroyed.(E)

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18 “I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself:
‘You have (A)chastised me, and I was chastised,
Like an untrained bull;
(B)Restore me, and I will return,
For You are the Lord my God.

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18 “I have surely heard Ephraim’s moaning:
    ‘You disciplined(A) me like an unruly calf,(B)
    and I have been disciplined.
Restore(C) me, and I will return,
    because you are the Lord my God.

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18 The Lord has (A)chastened[a] me severely,
But He has not given me over to death.

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  1. Psalm 118:18 disciplined

18 The Lord has chastened(A) me severely,
    but he has not given me over to death.(B)

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