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Hebrews 12:6
6for whom [the] Lord loves he chastens, and scourges every son whom he receives.
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, wrestling against sin. 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; for 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? 8But if ye are without chastening, of which 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 know 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 have I been plagued, and chastened every morning.
- Psalms 89:30If his sons forsake my law, and walk not in mine ordinances;
- Psalms 119:71It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I might learn thy statutes.
- Proverbs 3:12for whom Jehovah loveth he chasteneth, 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 27:9By this, therefore, shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged; and this is all the fruit of the taking away of his sin: when he shall make all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are crumbled in pieces, — the Asherahs and the sun-images shall not stand.
- Jeremiah 10:24Jehovah, correct me, but with judgment; not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing.
- 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.
- James 5:11Behold, we call them blessed who have endured. Ye have heard of the endurance of Job, and seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is full of tender compassion and pitiful.
- Revelation 3:19I rebuke and discipline as many as I love; be zealous therefore and repent.
- Hebrews 12:7Ye endure for chastening, God conducts himself towards you as towards sons; for who is the son that the father chastens 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 sons 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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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
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