Hebrews 12:4-8

God Disciplines His Children

4 In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.
5 And 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 when he rebukes you,
6 because the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son.”[a]
7 Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children. For what children are not disciplined by their father?
8 If you are not disciplined—and everyone undergoes discipline—then you are not legitimate, not true sons and daughters at all.

Cross References 6

  • 1. Hebrews 10:32-34; Hebrews 13:13
  • 2. ver 3
  • 3. Psalms 94:12; Psalms 119:75; Revelation 3:19
  • 4. Proverbs 3:11,12
  • 5. Deuteronomy 8:5; 2 Samuel 7:14; Proverbs 13:24
  • 6. 1 Peter 5:9

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Prov. 3:11,12 (see Septuagint)
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