Hebrews 12:6

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

4You have been fighting against sin in your lives. But you have not yet had to fight like that until someone killed you. 5God speaks to you as his children. Do not ever forget these words in the Bible that will make you strong: ‘My son, when the Lord shows you what is right, do not easily forget it. Do not be upset when he punishes you. The Lord does that to everyone that he loves. He punishes everyone that he accepts as a son.’ 7When you have troubles in your life, you must be patient and strong. Remember that God is teaching you what is right because you are his children. There has never been any son whose father did not punish him. 8God teaches all his children not to do wrong things. So if he does not punish you, it shows that you are not really his children. Instead, you are like children who do not really belong to him.

Hebrews 12:6 word by word

ὃν γὰρ ἀγαπᾷ κύριος, παιδεύει, μαστιγοῖ δὲ πάντα υἱὸν ὃν παραδέχεται.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• lovethἀγαπάωagapaō · to loveG25
• he chastenethπαιδεύωpaideuō · to instructG3811
• andδέde · thenG1161
• scourgethμαστιγόωmastigoō · to whipG3146
• everyπᾶςpas · allG3956
• sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• he receivethπαραδέχομαιparadechomai · to welcomeG3858

Cross-references for Hebrews 12:6

• Deuteronomy 8:5You should realize that the Lord your God wants you to learn what is right. When he punishes you, he is warning you. That is what a parent does to teach his child.
• Psalms 32:1When God has forgiven someone's sins, they are truly happy! They may have turned against God, but when God forgives them, they are happy.
• Psalms 73:14I had trouble each and every day. Punishment came to me every morning!
• Psalms 89:30But I will punish his descendants, if they do not accept my laws. If they do not obey my teaching, my rules, or my commands,
• Psalms 119:71When I suffered, it was good for me. It helped me to learn your commands.
• Proverbs 3:12He is doing it because he loves you. When a father loves his son very much, he warns him when he does something wrong.
• Proverbs 13:24If you do not punish your child, you show that you hate him. If you really love your child, you will punish him when he does something wrong.
• Isaiah 27:9In that way the Lord punished Jacob's descendants for their sins. They are no longer guilty. This will be the result when God has taken away Jacob's sin completely: All the stones in their altars will become small pieces of chalk. There will be no Asherah pole or altars for incense that continue to stand.
• Jeremiah 10:24Lord, teach us what is right, but do it carefully. Please do not punish us in your anger. That would be the end of us.
• James 1:12Some people continue to trust God even when troubles happen. God will bless those people, if they show that they really trust him. He will give them the gift which is life with him. He has promised to give this gift to all people who love him.
• James 5:11We know that God blessed people who were like that. They continued to trust God when trouble happened to them. You have heard about Job. He waited patiently for God to help him in his troubles. You know how the Lord helped him in the end. Because of that, we see that the Lord God is very kind and he helps us.
• Revelation 3:19I help everyone that I love. When they have done wrong things, I tell them, ‘You have done a wrong thing.’ I show them the right thing that they should do. So be serious about how you live. Stop doing wrong things and turn to me.
• Hebrews 12:7When you have troubles in your life, you must be patient and strong. Remember that God is teaching you what is right because you are his children. There has never been any son whose father did not punish him.
• 2 Samuel 7:14I will be his father and he will be my son. When he does something wrong, I will punish him, so that he learns to do what is right. I will punish him in the way that human fathers punish their sons.

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

Topics related to Hebrews 12:6

• Adoption
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• Contradiction
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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