11 (A)My son, do not despise the Lord's discipline
    or be weary of his reproof,

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17 “Behold, (A)blessed is the one whom God reproves;
    therefore (B)despise not the discipline of the (C)Almighty.

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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.”

It is for discipline that you have to endure. (D)God is treating you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline? If you are left without discipline, (E)in which all have participated, then you are illegitimate children and not sons. Besides this, we have had earthly fathers who disciplined us and we respected them. Shall we not much more be subject to (F)the Father of spirits (G)and live? 10 For they disciplined us for a short time as it seemed best to them, but he disciplines us for our good, (H)that we may share his holiness. 11 (I)For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields (J)the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.

12 Therefore (K)lift your drooping hands and strengthen your weak knees,

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19 (A)Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent.

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30 Even youths shall faint and be weary,
    and young men shall fall exhausted;
31 but (A)they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength;
    they shall mount up with wings (B)like eagles;
they shall run and not be weary;
    they shall walk and not faint.

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12 (A)Blessed is the man whom you (B)discipline, O Lord,
    and whom you teach out of your law,

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32 But when we are judged by the Lord, (A)we are disciplined[a] so that we may not be (B)condemned along with the world.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 11:32 Or when we are judged we are being disciplined by the Lord

16 So we do not lose heart. (A)Though our outer self[a] is wasting away, (B)our inner self (C)is being renewed day by day. 17 For (D)this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison,

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 4:16 Greek man

The Light of the Gospel

Therefore, having (A)this ministry (B)by the mercy of God,[a] we do not lose heart.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 4:1 Greek having this ministry as we have received mercy

10 If you (A)faint in the day of adversity,
    your strength is small.

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Do Not Grow Weary

(A)Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or (B)fainthearted.

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But now it has come to you, and you are impatient;
    it touches you, and you are dismayed.

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