Hebrews 12:8-10

Worldwide English (New Testament)

⁸ You are punished like the other children in the family. If you are not, you do not belong to the family as the other children do.

⁹ And what is more, our fathers on earth punished us and we respected them. We should obey even more the Father of our spirits. If we do, we will live.

¹⁰ Our fathers on earth punished us for a short time the way they wanted to. But God punishes us the way it is good for us. He is holy and good, so he wants us to become holy also.