Hebrews 12:8

Hebrews 12:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.
• 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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)If you are left without discipline, in which all have participated, then you are illegitimate children and not sons.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But if you are without chastening, of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate and not sons.

Context of Hebrews 12:8

6For the Lord disciplines and corrects those whom He loves, And He punishes every son whom He receives and welcomes [to His heart].” 7You must submit to [correction for the purpose of] discipline; God is dealing with you as with sons; for what son is there whom his father does not discipline? 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]. 9Moreover, we have had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we submitted and respected them [for training us]; shall we not much more willingly submit to the Father of spirits, and live [by learning from His discipline]? 10For 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 12:8 word by word

εἰ δὲ χωρίς ἐστε παιδείας ἧς μέτοχοι γεγόνασιν πάντες, ἄρα νόθοι καὶ οὐχ υἱοί ἐστε.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• ifεἰei · ifG1487
• ye beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• withoutχωρίςchōris · withoutG5565
• chastisementπαιδείαpaideia · disciplineG3809
• whereofὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• areγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• partakersμέτοχοςmetochos · partakerG3353
• thenἄραara · thereforeG686
• bastardsνόθοςnothos · illegitimateG3541
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• notοὐou · noG3756
• sonsυἱόςuihos · sonG5207

Cross-references for Hebrews 12:8

• Hebrews 12:6For the Lord disciplines and corrects those whom He loves, And He punishes every son whom He receives and welcomes [to His heart].”
• Psalms 73:1Truly God is good to Israel, To those who are pure in heart.
• 1 Peter 5:9But resist him, be firm in your faith [against his attack—rooted, established, immovable], knowing that the same experiences of suffering are being experienced by your brothers and sisters throughout the world. [You do not suffer alone.]

Commentaries on Hebrews 12:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Then are ye bastards - This proceeds on the general fact, that bastards are neglected in their manners and education; the fathers of such, feeling little affection for, or obligation to regard, their spurious issue. But all that are legitimate children are partakers of chastisement or discipline; for the original word does not imply stripes and punishments, but the whole discipline of a child, both at home and at school.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8But if ye be without chastisement - If you never meet with anything that is adapted to correct your faults; to subdue your temper; to chide your wanderings, it would prove that you were in the condition of illegitimate children - cast off and disregarded by their father. Whereof all are partakers - All who are the true children of God. Then are ye bastards, and not sons - The reference here is to the neglect with which such children are treated, and to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-8discipline … God is treating you as sons: Fathers in Greco-Roman and Jewish families played a key role in raising their children. They believed discipline was essential for preparing children for adulthood. Fatherly discipline, in this case facing hardships in life, is a sign of legitimate relationship. Not having to face hardships may on the surface seem like a blessing, but might instead reflect a lack of genuine relationship.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. if ye be without--excluded from participation in chastisement, and wishing to be so. all--all sons: all the worthies enumerated in the eleventh chapter: all the witnesses (He 12:1). are--Greek, "have been made." then are ye bastards--of whom their fathers take no care whether they are educated or not; whereas every right-minded father is concerned for the moral well-being of his legitimate son. "Since then not to be chastised is a mark of bastardy, we…Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 12:8

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Bastard
• Chastisement
• Children
• Perseverance
• Resignation

In the dictionaries

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Commentaries on Hebrews 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings