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Listen to Hebrews 12:5-15
5And have you completely forgotten this word of encouragement that addresses you as a father addresses his son? It says,
“My son, do not make light of the Lord’s discipline,
and do not lose heart(A) when he rebukes you,
6because the Lord disciplines the one he loves,(B)
and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son.”[a](C)
7Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children.(D) For what children are not disciplined by their father? 8If you are not disciplined—and everyone undergoes discipline(E)—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(F) and live!(G) 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.(H) 11No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace(I) for those who have been trained by it.
12Therefore, strengthen your feeble arms and weak knees.(J) 13“Make level paths for your feet,”[b](K) so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.(L)
Warning and Encouragement
14Make every effort to live in peace with everyone(M) and to be holy;(N) without holiness no one will see the Lord.(O) 15See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God(P) and that no bitter root(Q) grows up to cause trouble and defile many.
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Footnotes
- Hebrews 12:6 Prov. 3:11,12 (see Septuagint)
- Hebrews 12:13 Prov. 4:26
Cross references
- Hebrews 12:5 : ver 3
- Hebrews 12:6 : Ps 94:12; 119:75; Rev 3:19
- Hebrews 12:6 : Pr 3:11, 12
- Hebrews 12:7 : Dt 8:5; 2Sa 7:14; Pr 13:24
- Hebrews 12:8 : 1Pe 5:9
- Hebrews 12:9 : Nu 16:22; 27:16; Rev 22:6
- Hebrews 12:9 : Isa 38:16
- Hebrews 12:10 : S 2Pe 1:4
- Hebrews 12:11 : Isa 32:17; Jas 3:17, 18
- Hebrews 12:12 : Isa 35:3
- Hebrews 12:13 : Pr 4:26
- Hebrews 12:13 : Gal 6:1
- Hebrews 12:14 : S Ro 14:19
- Hebrews 12:14 : Ro 6:22
- Hebrews 12:14 : S Mt 5:8
- Hebrews 12:15 : Gal 5:4; Heb 3:12; 4:1
- Hebrews 12:15 : Dt 29:18
5and you have forgotten the exhortation which is addressed to you as sons,
“(A)My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord,
Nor (B)faint when you are reproved by Him;
6(C)For those (D)whom the Lord loves He disciplines,
And He scourges every son whom He receives.”
7It is for discipline that you endure; (E)God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom his father does not discipline? 8But if you are without discipline, (F)of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate children and not sons. 9Furthermore, we had [a]earthly fathers to discipline us, and we (G)respected them; shall we not much rather be subject to (H)the Father of [b]spirits, and (I)live? 10For they disciplined us for a short time as seemed best to them, but He disciplines us for our good, (J)so that we may share His holiness. 11All discipline (K)for the moment seems not to be joyful, but sorrowful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it yields the (L)peaceful fruit of righteousness.
12Therefore, [c](M)strengthen the hands that are weak and the knees that are feeble, 13and (N)make straight paths for your feet, so that the limb which is lame may not be put out of joint, but rather (O)be healed.
14(P)Pursue peace with all men, and the (Q)sanctification without which no one will (R)see the Lord. 15See to it that no one (S)comes short of the grace of God; that no (T)root of bitterness springing up causes trouble, and by it many be (U)defiled;
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Footnotes
- Hebrews 12:9 Lit fathers of our flesh
- Hebrews 12:9 Or our spirits
- Hebrews 12:12 Lit make straight
Cross references
- Hebrews 12:5 : Job 5:17; Prov 3:11
- Hebrews 12:5 : Heb 12:3
- Hebrews 12:6 : Prov 3:12
- Hebrews 12:6 : Ps 119:75; Rev 3:19
- Hebrews 12:7 : Deut 8:5; 2 Sam 7:14; Prov 13:24; 19:18; 23:13f
- Hebrews 12:8 : 1 Pet 5:9
- Hebrews 12:9 : Luke 18:2
- Hebrews 12:9 : Num 16:22; 27:16; Rev 22:6
- Hebrews 12:9 : Is 38:16
- Hebrews 12:10 : 2 Pet 1:4
- Hebrews 12:11 : 1 Pet 1:6
- Hebrews 12:11 : Is 32:17; 2 Tim 4:8; James 3:17f
- Hebrews 12:12 : Is 35:3
- Hebrews 12:13 : Prov 4:26; Gal 2:14
- Hebrews 12:13 : Gal 6:1; James 5:16
- Hebrews 12:14 : Rom 14:19
- Hebrews 12:14 : Rom 6:22; Heb 12:10
- Hebrews 12:14 : Matt 5:8; Heb 9:28
- Hebrews 12:15 : 2 Cor 6:1; Gal 5:4; Heb 4:1
- Hebrews 12:15 : Deut 29:18
- Hebrews 12:15 : Titus 1:15
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