A Father’s Discipline

(A)You have not yet resisted [a](B)to the point of shedding blood in your striving against sin; and you have forgotten the exhortation which is addressed to you as sons,

(C)My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord,
Nor (D)faint when you are punished by Him;
(E)For (F)whom the Lord loves He disciplines,
And He punishes every son whom He accepts.”

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 12:4 Lit as far as blood

In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your[a] blood. You have forgotten the encouragement that is addressed to you as sons:

“My son, do not think lightly of the Lord’s[b] discipline
    or give up when you are corrected by him.
For the Lord[c] disciplines the one he loves,
    and he punishes[d] every son he accepts.”[e]

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 12:4 The Gk. lacks the point of shedding your
  2. Hebrews 12:5 MT source citation reads Lord
  3. Hebrews 12:6 MT source citation reads Lord
  4. Hebrews 12:6 Or whips
  5. Hebrews 12:6 Cf. Prov 3:11-12

God Disciplines His Children

In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.(A) 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(B) when he rebukes you,
because the Lord disciplines the one he loves,(C)
    and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son.”[a](D)

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Footnotes

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