Hebrews 12:7

Hebrews 12:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?
• New International Version (NIV)Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children. For what children are not disciplined by their father?
• English Standard Version (ESV)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?
• New King James Version (NKJV)If you endure chastening, God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom a father does not chasten?

Context of Hebrews 12:7

5And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you. 6For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.” Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father? 8If you do not experience discipline like everyone else, then you are illegitimate children and not true sons. 9Furthermore, we have all had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we respected them. Should we not much more submit to the Father of our spirits and live?

Hebrews 12:7 word by word

εἰς παιδείαν ὑπομένετε, ὡς υἱοῖς ὑμῖν προσφέρεται ὁ θεός· τίς γὰρ υἱὸς ὃν οὐ παιδεύει πατήρ;Read the interlinear

• Endure sufferingὑπομένωhupomenō · to remain/endureG5278
• asεἰςeis · towardG1519
• disciplineπαιδείαpaideia · disciplineG3809
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• is treatingπροσφέρωprospherō · to bring toG4374
• youσύsu · youG4771
• asὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• sonsυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• whatτίςtis · which?G5101
• ·ὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• is not disciplinedοὐou · noG3756
• is not disciplinedπαιδεύωpaideuō · to instructG3811
• fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962

Cross-references for Hebrews 12:7

• Job 34:31Suppose someone says to God, ‘I have endured my punishment; I will offend no more.
• Proverbs 19:18Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be party to his death.
• Proverbs 22:15Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
• Proverbs 23:13Do not withhold discipline from a child; although you strike him with a rod, he will not die.
• Proverbs 29:15A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.
• Acts 14:22strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.
• 1 Samuel 2:29Why then do you kick at My sacrifice and offering that I have prescribed for My dwelling place? You have honored your sons more than Me by fattening yourselves with the best of all the offerings of My people Israel.’
• 1 Samuel 3:13I told him that I would judge his house forever for the iniquity of which he knows, because his sons blasphemed God and he did not restrain them.
• 1 Kings 1:6(His father had never once reprimanded him by saying, “Why do you act this way?” Adonijah was also very handsome, born next after Absalom.)
• 1 Kings 2:24And now, as surely as the LORD lives—the One who established me, who set me on the throne of my father David, and who founded for me a dynasty as He promised—surely Adonijah shall be put to death today!”
• Proverbs 13:24He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.

Commentaries on Hebrews 12:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7If ye endure chastening - If ye submit to his authority, humble yourselves under his hand, and pray for his blessing, you will find that he deals with you as beloved children, correcting you that he may make you partakers of his holiness. God dealeth with you as with sons - He acknowledges by this that you belong to the family, and that he, as your Father, has you under proper discipline. It is a maxim among the Jewish rabbins that "the love which is not…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7If ye endure chastening - That is, if you undergo, or are called to experience correction. It does not mean here, “if you endure it patiently; or if you bear up under it;” but “if you are chastised or corrected by God.” The affirmation does not relate to the manner of bearing it, but to the fact that we are disciplined. God dealeth with you as with sons - He does not cast you off and regard you as if you were in no way related to him. For what son is he…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. 77. In He 12:7, 8 the need of "chastening" or "discipline" is inculcated; in He 12:9, the duty of those to whom it is administered. If--The oldest manuscripts read, "With a view to chastening (that is, since God's chastisement is with a view to your chastening, that is, disciplinary amelioration) endure patiently"; so Vulgate. Alford translates it as indicative, not so well, "It is for chastisement that ye are enduring." dealeth with you--"beareth Himself…Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 12:7

• Adoption
• Afflictions and Adversities
• Chastisement
• Parents
• Perseverance
• Resignation

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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