Hebrews 12:7

Hebrews 12:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?
• New International Version (NIV)Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children. For what children are not disciplined by their father?
• English Standard Version (ESV)It is for discipline that you have to endure. God is treating you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline?
• New King James Version (NKJV)If you endure chastening, God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom a father does not chasten?

Context of Hebrews 12:7

5And 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: 6For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not? 8But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons. 9Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?

Hebrews 12:7 word by word

εἰς παιδείαν ὑπομένετε, ὡς υἱοῖς ὑμῖν προσφέρεται ὁ θεός· τίς γὰρ υἱὸς ὃν οὐ παιδεύει πατήρ;Read the interlinear

• Ifεἰei · ifG1487
• ye endureὑπομένωhupomenō · to remain/endureG5278
• chasteningπαιδείαpaideia · disciplineG3809
• Godὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• dealethπροσφέρωprospherō · to bring toG4374
• with youσύsu · youG4771
• asὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• with sonsυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• whatτίςtis · which?G5101
• is heεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• the fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
• chastenethπαιδεύωpaideuō · to instructG3811
• notοὐou · noG3756

Cross-references for Hebrews 12:7

• Job 34:31Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more:
• Proverbs 19:18Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.
• Proverbs 22:15Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
• Proverbs 23:13Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
• Proverbs 29:15The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
• Acts 14:22Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.
• 1 Samuel 2:29Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine offering, which I have commanded in my habitation; and honourest thy sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offerings of Israel my people?
• 1 Samuel 3:13For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not.
• 1 Kings 1:6And his father had not displeased him at any time in saying, Why hast thou done so? and he also was a very goodly man; and his mother bare him after Absalom.
• 1 Kings 2:24Now therefore, as Yhwh liveth, which hath established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who hath made me an house, as he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death this day.
• Proverbs 13:24He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

Commentaries on Hebrews 12:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7If ye endure chastening - If ye submit to his authority, humble yourselves under his hand, and pray for his blessing, you will find that he deals with you as beloved children, correcting you that he may make you partakers of his holiness. God dealeth with you as with sons - He acknowledges by this that you belong to the family, and that he, as your Father, has you under proper discipline. It is a maxim among the Jewish rabbins that "the love which is not…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7If ye endure chastening - That is, if you undergo, or are called to experience correction. It does not mean here, “if you endure it patiently; or if you bear up under it;” but “if you are chastised or corrected by God.” The affirmation does not relate to the manner of bearing it, but to the fact that we are disciplined. God dealeth with you as with sons - He does not cast you off and regard you as if you were in no way related to him. For what son is he…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-8discipline … God is treating you as sons: Fathers in Greco-Roman and Jewish families played a key role in raising their children. They believed discipline was essential for preparing children for adulthood. Fatherly discipline, in this case facing hardships in life, is a sign of legitimate relationship. Not having to face hardships may on the surface seem like a blessing, but might instead reflect a lack of genuine relationship.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. In He 12:7, 8 the need of "chastening" or "discipline" is inculcated; in He 12:9, the duty of those to whom it is administered. If--The oldest manuscripts read, "With a view to chastening (that is, since God's chastisement is with a view to your chastening, that is, disciplinary amelioration) endure patiently"; so Vulgate. Alford translates it as indicative, not so well, "It is for chastisement that ye are enduring." dealeth with you--"beareth Himself…Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 12:7

• Adoption
• Afflictions and Adversities
• Chastisement
• Parents
• Perseverance
• Resignation

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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