But if you are without discipline, in which all legitimate sons[a] have become participants, then you are illegitimate and not sons. Furthermore, we have had our earthly fathers[b] who disciplined us, and we respected them. Will we not much rather subject ourselves to the Father of spirits and live? 10 For they disciplined us for a few days according to what seemed appropriate to them, but he does so for our benefit, in order that we can have a share in his holiness.

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 12:8 The phrase “legitimate sons” is not in the Greek text but is implied
  2. Hebrews 12:9 Literally “the flesh of our fathers”