Hebrews 12:6,8,10
Hebrews 12:4-11 The Message (MSG)
In this all-out match against sin, others have suffered far worse than you, to say nothing of what Jesus went through—all that bloodshed! So don’t feel sorry for yourselves. Or have you forgotten how good parents treat children, and that God regards you as his children? My dear child, don’t shrug off God’s discipline, but don’t be crushed by it either. It’s the child he loves that he disciplines; the child he embraces, he also corrects. God is educating you; that’s why you must never drop out. He’s treating you as dear children. This trouble you’re in isn’t punishment; it’s training, the normal experience of children. Only irresponsible parents leave children to fend for themselves. Would you prefer an irresponsible God? We respect our own parents for training and not spoiling us, so why not embrace God’s training so we can truly live? While we were children, our parents did what seemed best to them. But God is doing what is best for us, training us to live God’s holy best. At the time, discipline isn’t much fun. It always feels like it’s going against the grain. Later, of course, it pays off big-time, for it’s the well-trained who find themselves mature in their relationship with God.
Hebrews 12:4-11 The Message (MSG)
In this all-out match against sin, others have suffered far worse than you, to say nothing of what Jesus went through—all that bloodshed! So don’t feel sorry for yourselves. Or have you forgotten how good parents treat children, and that God regards you as his children? My dear child, don’t shrug off God’s discipline, but don’t be crushed by it either. It’s the child he loves that he disciplines; the child he embraces, he also corrects. God is educating you; that’s why you must never drop out. He’s treating you as dear children. This trouble you’re in isn’t punishment; it’s training, the normal experience of children. Only irresponsible parents leave children to fend for themselves. Would you prefer an irresponsible God? We respect our own parents for training and not spoiling us, so why not embrace God’s training so we can truly live? While we were children, our parents did what seemed best to them. But God is doing what is best for us, training us to live God’s holy best. At the time, discipline isn’t much fun. It always feels like it’s going against the grain. Later, of course, it pays off big-time, for it’s the well-trained who find themselves mature in their relationship with God.
Hebrews 12:4-11 The Message (MSG)
In this all-out match against sin, others have suffered far worse than you, to say nothing of what Jesus went through—all that bloodshed! So don’t feel sorry for yourselves. Or have you forgotten how good parents treat children, and that God regards you as his children? My dear child, don’t shrug off God’s discipline, but don’t be crushed by it either. It’s the child he loves that he disciplines; the child he embraces, he also corrects. God is educating you; that’s why you must never drop out. He’s treating you as dear children. This trouble you’re in isn’t punishment; it’s training, the normal experience of children. Only irresponsible parents leave children to fend for themselves. Would you prefer an irresponsible God? We respect our own parents for training and not spoiling us, so why not embrace God’s training so we can truly live? While we were children, our parents did what seemed best to them. But God is doing what is best for us, training us to live God’s holy best. At the time, discipline isn’t much fun. It always feels like it’s going against the grain. Later, of course, it pays off big-time, for it’s the well-trained who find themselves mature in their relationship with God.
Hebrews 12:6 King James Version (KJV)
For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, And scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
Hebrews 12:8 King James Version (KJV)
But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.
Hebrews 12:10 King James Version (KJV)
For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.
Hebrews 12:6 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
FOR THOSE WHOM THE LORD LOVES HE DISCIPLINES, AND HE SCOURGES EVERY SON WHOM HE RECEIVES.”
Hebrews 12:8 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
But if you are without discipline, of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate children and not sons.
Hebrews 12:10 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
For they disciplined us for a short time as seemed best to them, but He disciplines us for our good, so that we may share His holiness.
Hebrews 12:6 New Century Version (NCV)
The Lord disciplines those he loves, and he punishes everyone he accepts as his child.”
Hebrews 12:8 New Century Version (NCV)
If you are never disciplined (and every child must be disciplined), you are not true children.
Hebrews 12:10 New Century Version (NCV)
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.
Hebrews 12:6 American Standard Version (ASV)
For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, And scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
Hebrews 12:8 American Standard Version (ASV)
But if ye are without chastening, whereof all have been made partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.
Hebrews 12:10 American Standard Version (ASV)
For they indeed for a few days chastened us as seemed good to them; but he for our profit, that we may be partakers of his holiness.
Hebrews 12:6 New International Version (NIV)
because the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son.”
Hebrews 12:8 New International Version (NIV)
If you are not disciplined—and everyone undergoes discipline—then you are not legitimate, not true sons and daughters at all.
Hebrews 12:10 New International Version (NIV)
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.
Hebrews 12:6 New King James Version (NKJV)
For whom the LORD loves He chastens, And scourges every son whom He receives.”
Hebrews 12:8 New King James Version (NKJV)
But if you are without chastening, of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate and not sons.
Hebrews 12:10 New King James Version (NKJV)
For they indeed for a few days chastened us as seemed best to them, but He for our profit, that we may be partakers of His holiness.
Hebrews 12:6 Amplified Bible (AMP)
FOR THE LORD DISCIPLINES and CORRECTS THOSE WHOM HE LOVES, AND HE PUNISHES EVERY SON WHOM HE RECEIVES and WELCOMES [TO HIS HEART].”
Hebrews 12:8 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Now if you are exempt from correction and without discipline, in which all [of God’s children] share, then you are illegitimate children and not sons [at all].
Hebrews 12:10 Amplified Bible (AMP)
For our earthly fathers disciplined us for only a short time as seemed best to them; but He disciplines us for our good, so that we may share His holiness.
Hebrews 12:6 New Living Translation (NLT)
For the LORD disciplines those he loves, and he punishes each one he accepts as his child.”
Hebrews 12:8 New Living Translation (NLT)
If God doesn’t discipline you as he does all of his children, it means that you are illegitimate and are not really his children at all.
Hebrews 12:10 New Living Translation (NLT)
For our earthly fathers disciplined us for a few years, doing the best they knew how. But God’s discipline is always good for us, so that we might share in his holiness.
Hebrews 12:6 The Passion Translation (TPT)
For the Lord’s training of your life is the evidence of his faithful love. And when he draws you to himself, it proves you are his delightful child.”
Hebrews 12:8 The Passion Translation (TPT)
We all should welcome God’s discipline as the validation of authentic sonship. For if we have never once endured his correction it only proves we are strangers and not sons.
Hebrews 12:10 The Passion Translation (TPT)
Our parents corrected us for the short time of our childhood as it seemed good to them. But God corrects us throughout our lives for our own good, giving us an invitation to share his holiness.
Hebrews 12:6 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
For the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and chastises every son whom he receives.”