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Hebrews 12:10
10For they indeed chastened for a few days, as seemed good to them; but he for profit, in order to the partaking of his holiness.
Hebrews 12:10 in other versions
- 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.
- 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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)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.
- 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.
Context of Hebrews 12:10
8But if ye are without chastening, of which all have been made partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons. 9Moreover we have had the fathers of our flesh as chasteners, and we reverenced [them]; shall we not much rather be in subjection to the Father of spirits, and live? For they indeed chastened for a few days, as seemed good to them; but he for profit, in order to the partaking of his holiness. 11But no chastening at the time seems to be [matter] of joy, but of grief; but afterwards yields [the] peaceful fruit of righteousness to those exercised by it. 12Wherefore lift up the hands that hang down, and the failing knees;
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οἱ μὲν γὰρ πρὸς ὀλίγας ἡμέρας κατὰ τὸ δοκοῦν αὐτοῖς ἐπαίδευον, ὁ δὲ ἐπὶ τὸ συμφέρον εἰς τὸ μεταλαβεῖν τῆς ἁγιότητος αὐτοῦ.Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Hebrews 12:10
- Hebrews 12:5And ye have quite forgotten the exhortation which speaks to you as to sons: My son, despise not [the] chastening of [the] Lord, nor faint [when] reproved by him;
- Leviticus 11:44For I am Jehovah your God; and ye shall hallow yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy; and ye shall not make yourselves unclean through any manner of crawling thing which creepeth on the earth.
- Leviticus 19:2Speak unto all the assembly of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Holy shall ye be, for I Jehovah your God am holy.
- Psalms 17:15As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
- Ezekiel 36:25And I will sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your uncleannesses and from all your idols will I cleanse you.
- Ephesians 4:24and [your] having put on the new man, which according to God is created in truthful righteousness and holiness.
- Ephesians 5:26in order that he might sanctify it, purifying [it] by the washing of water by [the] word,
- Colossians 1:22in the body of his flesh through death; to present you holy and unblamable and irreproachable before it,
- 1 Peter 1:15but as he who has called you is holy, be ye also holy in all [your] conversation;
- 1 Peter 2:5yourselves also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
- 2 Peter 1:4through which he has given to us the greatest and precious promises, that through these ye may become partakers of [the] divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
Commentaries on Hebrews 12:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10For - a few days - The chastisement of our earthly parents lasted only a short time; that of our heavenly Father will also be but a short time, if we submit: and as our parents ceased to correct when we learned obedience; so will our heavenly Father when the end for which he sent the chastisement is accomplished. God delights not in the rod; judgment is his strange work.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10For they verily for a few days - That is, with reference to a few days ( ̀ prosor it was a chastisement that had reference mainly to this short life. The apostle seems to bring in this circumstance to contrast the dealings of earthly parents with those of God. One of the circumstances is, that the corrections of earthly parents had a much less important object than those of God. They related to this life - a life so brief that it may be said to continue…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-11There are at least two limits to a father's discipline: His discipline or education lasts only a few years—children eventually leave home. Fathers do their best with limited understanding. In contrast, God's discipline lasts a lifetime and is always beneficial, based on his infinite knowledge and love. His goal is for us to share in his holiness. Although discipline is painful, it leads to a peaceful life of doing right. It helps God's children build…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. Showing wherein the chastisement of our heavenly Father is preferable to that of earthly fathers. for a few days--that is, with a view to our well-being in the few days of our earthly life: so the Greek. after their own pleasure--Greek, "according to what seemed fit to themselves." Their rule of chastening is what may seem fit to their own often erring judgment, temper, or caprice. The two defects of human education are: (1) the prevalence in it of a…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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