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 struggle against sin, but your struggles haven’t killed you. 5You have forgotten the encouraging words that God speaks to you as his children: “My child, pay attention when the Lord disciplines you. Don’t give up when he corrects you. The Lord disciplines everyone he loves. He severely disciplines everyone he accepts as his child.” 7Endure your discipline. God corrects you as a father corrects his children. All children are disciplined by their fathers. 8If you aren’t disciplined like the other children, you aren’t part of the family.

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 8:5Learn this lesson by heart: The Lord your God was disciplining you as parents discipline their children.
• Psalms 32:1Blessed is the person whose disobedience is forgiven and whose sin is pardoned.
• Psalms 73:14I’m plagued ⌞with problems⌟ all day long, and every morning my punishment ⌞begins again⌟.
• Psalms 89:30“If his descendants abandon my teachings and do not live by my rules,
• Psalms 119:71It was good that I had to suffer in order to learn your laws.
• Proverbs 3:12because the Lord warns the one he loves, even as a father warns a son with whom he is pleased.
• Proverbs 13:24Whoever refuses to spank his son hates him, but whoever loves his son disciplines him from early on.
• Isaiah 27:9In this way the wrongdoings of the descendants of Jacob are covered up. This is the way they will turn from their sins— when they turn all the altar stones into powdered chalk and no poles dedicated to the goddess Asherah or incense altars are left standing.
• Jeremiah 10:24Correct me, O Lord, but please be fair. Don’t correct me when you’re angry. Otherwise, you’ll reduce me to nothing.
• James 1:12Blessed are those who endure when they are tested. When they pass the test, they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.
• James 5:11We consider those who endure to be blessed. You have heard about Job’s endurance. You saw that the Lord ended Job’s suffering because the Lord is compassionate and merciful.
• Revelation 3:19I correct and discipline everyone I love. Take this seriously, and change the way you think and act.
• Hebrews 12:7Endure your discipline. God corrects you as a father corrects his children. All children are disciplined by their fathers.
• 2 Samuel 7:14I will be his Father, and he will be my Son. If he sins, I will punish him with a rod and with blows inflicted by people.

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
• Afflictions and Adversities
• Chastisement
• God Continued...
• Perseverance
• Quotations and Allusions
• Resignation

In the dictionaries

• Acceptably
• Adoption
• Aside
• Birthright
• Bitterness
• Carefully
• Chastening
• Cloud
• Contradiction
• Endure

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