Hebrews 12:4-7

New Century Version

God Is like a Father

⁴You are struggling against sin, but your struggles have not yet caused you to be killed. ⁵You have forgotten the encouraging words that call you his children:

“My child, don’t think the Lord’s discipline is worth nothing,
and don’t stop trying when he corrects you.
⁶The Lord disciplines those he loves,
and he punishes everyone he accepts as his child.” Proverbs 3:11–12

⁷So hold on through your sufferings, because they are like a father’s discipline. God is treating you as children. All children are disciplined by their fathers.

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