Hebrews 12:9-19

9 We have all had fathers here on earth who disciplined us, and we respected them. So it is even more important that we accept discipline from the Father of our spirits so we will have life.
10 Our fathers on earth disciplined us for a short time in the way they thought was best. But God disciplines us to help us, so we can become holy as he is.
11 We do not enjoy being disciplined. It is painful, but later, after we have learned from it, we have peace, because we start living in the right way.
12 You have become weak, so make yourselves strong again.
13 Live in the right way so that you will be saved and your weakness will not cause you to be lost.
14 Try to live in peace with all people, and try to live free from sin. Anyone whose life is not holy will never see the Lord.
15 Be careful that no one fails to receive God's grace and begins to cause trouble among you. A person like that can ruin many of you.
16 Be careful that no one takes part in sexual sin or is like Esau and never thinks about God. As the oldest son, Esau would have received everything from his father, but he sold all that for a single meal.
17 You remember that after Esau did this, he wanted to get his father's blessing, but his father refused. Esau could find no way to change what he had done, even though he wanted the blessing so much that he cried.
18 You have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire. You have not come to darkness, sadness, and storms.
19 You have not come to the noise of a trumpet or to the sound of a voice like the one the people of Israel heard and begged not to hear another word.

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