American Standard Version
Hebrews 12:6
6For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth,And scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
Hebrews 12:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
- New International Version (NIV)because the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)For the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and chastises every son whom he receives."
- New King James Version (NKJV)For whom the Lord loves He chastens, And scourges every son whom He receives.”
Context of Hebrews 12:6
4Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin: 5and ye have forgotten the exhortation which reasoneth with you as with sons, My son, regard not lightly the chastening of the Lord, Nor faint when thou art reproved of him; For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, And scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. 7It is for chastening that ye endure; God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is there whom his father chasteneth not? 8But if ye are without chastening, whereof all have been made partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.
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ὃν γὰρ ἀγαπᾷ κύριος, παιδεύει, μαστιγοῖ δὲ πάντα υἱὸν ὃν παραδέχεται.Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Hebrews 12:6
- Deuteronomy 8:5And thou shalt consider in thy heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so Jehovah thy God chasteneth thee.
- Psalms 32:1Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered.
- Psalms 73:14For all the day long have I been plagued, And chastened every morning.
- Psalms 89:30If his children forsake my law, And walk not in mine ordinances;
- Psalms 119:71It is good for me that I have been afflicted; That I may learn thy statutes.
- Proverbs 3:12For whom Jehovah loveth he reproveth, Even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
- Proverbs 13:24He that spareth his rod hateth his son; But he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
- Isaiah 27:9Therefore by this shall the iniquity of Jacob be forgiven, and this is all the fruit of taking away his sin: that he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in sunder, so that the Asherim and the sun-images shall rise no more.
- Jeremiah 10:24O Jehovah, correct me, but in measure; not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing.
- James 1:12Blessed is the man that endureth temptation; for when he hath been approved, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to them that love him.
- James 5:11Behold, we call them blessed that endured: ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord, how that the Lord is full of pity, and merciful.
- Revelation 3:19As many as I love, I reprove and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
- Hebrews 12:7It is for chastening that ye endure; God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is there whom his father chasteneth not?
- 2 Samuel 7:14I will be his father, and he shall be my son: if he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men;
Commentaries on Hebrews 12:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth - Here is the reason why we should neither neglect correction, nor faint under it: it is a proof of the fatherly love of God Almighty, and shows his most gracious designs towards us; from which we may be fully convinced that the affliction will prove the means of good to our souls, if we make a proper use of it. And scourgeth every son whom he receiveth - ̔, ̔ . This is a quotation, literatim from the Septuagint, of…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth - This is also a quotation from Proverbs 3. It means that it is a universal rule that God sends trials on those whom he truly loves. It does not, of course, mean that he sends chastisement which is not deserved; or that he sends it “for the mere purpose” of inflicting pain. That cannot be. But it means that by his chastisements he shows that he has a paternal care for us. He does not treat us with neglect and…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6These verses quote Proverbs 3:11–12, which sees hardship as God's loving discipline for his children. God can use many trials and challenges for our benefit, teaching us righteousness and good character.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. (Re 3:19.) and--Greek, "yea and," "and moreover"; bringing out an additional circumstance. scourgeth--which draws forth "blood" (He 12:4). receiveth--accepts. Takes to Himself as a son "in whom He delighteth" (Pr 3:12).Read the comment
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- 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
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