Hebrews 12:7-13

New International Version

⁷Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children.^(A) For what children are not disciplined by their father? ⁸If you are not disciplined—and everyone undergoes discipline^(B)—then you are not legitimate, not true sons and daughters at all. ⁹Moreover, we have all had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them for it. How much more should we submit to the Father of spirits^(C) and live!^(D) ¹⁰They disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, in order that we may share in his holiness.^(E) ¹¹No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace^(F) for those who have been trained by it.

¹²Therefore, strengthen your feeble arms and weak knees.^(G) ¹³“Make level paths for your feet,”^[a]^(H) so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.^(I)

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Hebrews 12:13 Prov. 4:26

Hebrews 12:7-13

International Standard Version

⁷What you endure disciplines you: God is treating you as sons. Is there a son whom his father does not discipline? ⁸Now if you are without any discipline, in which all sons share, then you are illegitimate and not God’s^[a] sons. ⁹Furthermore, we had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we respected them for it. We should submit even more to the Father of our spirits and live, shouldn’t we? ¹⁰For a short time they disciplined us as they thought best, but God^[b] does it for our good, so that we may share in his holiness. ¹¹No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, for those who have been trained by it, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace.

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¹²Therefore, strengthen your tired arms and your weak knees, ¹³and straighten the paths of your life,^[c] so that your lameness may not become worse, but instead may be healed.

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