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)

You have not yet resisted to the point of bloodshed[a] in your struggle against sin. And have you forgotten the exhortation addressed to you as sons?

My son, do not scorn[b] the Lord’s discipline
or give up when he corrects[c] you.
For the Lord disciplines the one he loves and chastises every son he accepts.”[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 12:4 tn Grk “until blood.”
  2. Hebrews 12:5 tn Or “disregard,” “think little of.”
  3. Hebrews 12:5 tn Or “reproves,” “rebukes.” The Greek verb ἐλέγχω (elenchō) implies exposing someone’s sin in order to bring correction.
  4. Hebrews 12:6 sn A quotation from Prov 3:11-12.