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

(A)“My son, (B)do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord,
    nor be weary when reproved by him.
For (C)the Lord disciplines the one he loves,
    and chastises every son whom he receives.”

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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