In struggling against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons:

My son, do not take the Lord’s discipline lightly
or lose heart when you are reproved by him,
for the Lord disciplines the one he loves
and punishes every son he receives.[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. 12:6 Pr 3:11–12

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