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Hebrews 12:5
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;
Hebrews 12:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:
- New International Version (NIV)And have you completely forgotten this word of encouragement that addresses you as a father addresses his son? It says, “My son, do not make light of the Lord’s discipline, and do not lose heart when he rebukes you,
- English Standard Version (ESV)And have you forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons? "My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor be weary when reproved by him.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And you have forgotten the exhortation which speaks to you as to sons: “My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord, Nor be discouraged when you are rebuked by Him;
Context of Hebrews 12:5
3For consider well him who endured so great contradiction from sinners against himself, that ye be not weary, fainting in your minds. 4Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, wrestling against sin. And 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; 6for whom [the] Lord loves he chastens, and scourges every son whom he receives. 7Ye endure for chastening, God conducts himself towards you as towards sons; for who is the son that the father chastens not?
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καὶ ἐκλέλησθε τῆς παρακλήσεως ἥτις ὑμῖν ὡς υἱοῖς διαλέγεται· υἱέ μου, μὴ ὀλιγώρει παιδείας κυρίου, μηδὲ ἐκλύου ὑπ᾽ αὐτοῦ ἐλεγχόμενος.Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Hebrews 12:5
- Deuteronomy 4:9Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things that thine eyes have seen (and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life; but thou shalt make them known to thy sons and to thy sons' sons),
- Psalms 119:16I delight myself in thy statutes; I will not forget thy word.
- Proverbs 3:1My son, forget not my teaching, and let thy heart observe my commandments;
- Proverbs 4:5Get wisdom, get intelligence: forget [it] not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
- Matthew 16:9Do ye not yet understand nor remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many hand-baskets ye took [up]?
- Luke 24:6He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spoke to you, being yet in Galilee,
- Hebrews 12:7Ye endure for chastening, God conducts himself towards you as towards sons; for who is the son that the father chastens not?
- Proverbs 3:11My son, despise not the instruction of Jehovah, neither be weary of his chastisement;
- Job 5:17Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth; therefore despise not the chastening of the Almighty.
- Job 34:31For hath he said unto God, I bear [chastisement], I will not offend;
- Psalms 94:12Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Jah, and whom thou teachest out of thy law;
- Psalms 118:18Jah hath chastened me sore; but he hath not given me over unto death.
- Psalms 119:75I know, Jehovah, that thy Judgments are righteousness, and that in faithfulness thou hast afflicted me.
- Jeremiah 31:18I have indeed heard Ephraim bemoaning himself [thus]: Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised as a bullock not trained: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art Jehovah my God.
- 1 Corinthians 11:32But being judged, we are disciplined of [the] Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world.
- James 1:12Blessed [is the] man who endures temptation; for, having been proved, he shall receive the crown of life, which He has promised to them that love him.
Commentaries on Hebrews 12:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5And ye have forgotten - Or, have ye forgotten the exhortation? This quotation is made from Proverbs 3:11, Proverbs 3:12, and shows that the address there, which at first sight appears to be from Solomon to his son, or from some fatherly man to a person in affliction, is properly from God himself to any person in persecution, affliction, or distress. Despise not thou the chastening - · Do not neglect the correction of the Lord. That man neglects…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5And ye have forgotten the exhortation - This exhortation is found in Proverbs 3:11-12. The object of the apostle in introducing it here is, to show that afflictions were designed on the part of God to produce some happy effects in the lives of his people, and that they ought, therefore, to bear them patiently. In the previous verses, he directs them to the example of the Saviour. In this verse and the following, for the same object he directs their…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. 55. forgotten--"utterly," so the Greek. Compare He 12:15-17, in which he implies how utterly some of them had forgotten God's word. His exhortation ought to have more effect on you than the cheers and exhortations of the spectators have on the competitors striving in the games. which--Greek, "the which," of which the following is a specimen [Alford]. speaketh unto you--as in a dialogue or discourse, so the Greek, implying God's loving condescension…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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