⁷ It is for discipline that you have to endure. ^(B)God is treating you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline? ⁸ If you are left without discipline, ^(C)in which all have participated, then you are illegitimate children and not sons. ⁹ Besides this, we have had earthly fathers who disciplined us and we respected them. Shall we not much more be subject to ^(D)the Father of spirits ^(E)and live? ¹⁰ For they disciplined us for a short time as it seemed best to them, but he disciplines us for our good, ^(F)that we may share his holiness. ^11 (G)For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields ^(H)the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.