Hebrews 12:7-13
Legacy Standard Bible
7 It is for discipline that you endure; (A)God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom his father does not discipline? 8 But if you are without discipline, (B)of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate children and not sons. 9 Furthermore, we [a]had [b]earthly fathers to discipline us, and we (C)respected them. Shall we not much rather be subject to (D)the Father of [c]spirits, and (E)live? 10 For they disciplined us for a short time as seemed best to them, but He disciplines us for our benefit, (F)so that we may share His holiness. 11 And all discipline (G)for the moment seems not to be joyful, but sorrowful, but to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it yields the (H)peaceful fruit of righteousness.
12 Therefore, [d](I)strengthen the hands that are weak and the knees that are feeble, 13 and (J)make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint, but rather (K)be healed.
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- Hebrews 12:9 Lit were having
- Hebrews 12:9 Lit fathers of our flesh
- Hebrews 12:9 Or our spirits
- Hebrews 12:12 Lit make straight
Hebrews 12:7-13
New King James Version
7 (A)If[a] you endure chastening, God deals with you as with sons; for what (B)son is there whom a father does not chasten? 8 But if you are without chastening, (C)of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate and not sons. 9 Furthermore, we have had human fathers who corrected us, and we paid them respect. Shall we not much more readily be in subjection to (D)the Father of spirits and live? 10 For they indeed for a few days chastened us as seemed best to them, but He for our profit, (E)that we may be partakers of His holiness. 11 Now no [b]chastening seems to be joyful for the present, but painful; nevertheless, afterward it yields (F)the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.
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12 Therefore (H)strengthen the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees, 13 and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be dislocated, but rather be healed.
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- Hebrews 12:7 NU, M It is for discipline that you endure; God
- Hebrews 12:11 discipline
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