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3 Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted.
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Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
4 In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.
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In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.
5 And have you forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons? "My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor be weary when reproved by him.
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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 For the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and chastises every son whom he receives."
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because the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son.”
7 It is for discipline that you have to endure. God is treating you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline?
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Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children. For what children are not disciplined by their father?
8 If you are left without discipline, in which all have participated, then you are illegitimate children and not sons.
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If you are not disciplined—and everyone undergoes discipline—then you are not legitimate, not true sons and daughters at all.
9 Besides this, we have had earthly fathers who disciplined us and we respected them. Shall we not much more be subject to the Father of spirits and live?
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Moreover, 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 and live!
10 For they disciplined us for a short time as it seemed best to them, but he disciplines us for our good, that we may share his holiness.
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They 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.
11 For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.
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No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.
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