KJV King James Version
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:
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Hebrews 12:5
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:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you.
WEB World English Bible
and you have forgotten the exhortation which reasons with you as with children, “My son, don’t take lightly the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when you are reproved by him;
ASV American Standard Version
and ye have forgotten the exhortation which reasoneth with you as with sons, My son, regard not lightly the chastening of the Lord, Nor faint when thou art reproved of him;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and ye have forgotten the exhortation that doth speak fully with you as with sons, ‘My son, be not despising chastening of the Lord, nor be faint, being reproved by Him,
Surrounding context — Hebrews 12
2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of [our] faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
3 For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.
4 Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.
5 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:
6 For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
7 If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?
8 But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.
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καὶG2532 · kaiandἐκλέλησθεG1585 · eklanthanōto forgetτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoπαρακλήσεωςG3874 · paraklēsisencouragementἥτιςG3748 · hostis, hētiswho/whichὑμῖνG4771 · suyouὡςG5613 · hōsas/whenυἱοῖςG5207 · uhiossonδιαλέγεται·G1256 · dialegōto disputeυἱέG5207 · uhiossonμου,G3165 · memeμὴG3361 · mēnotὀλιγώρειG3643 · oligōreōto despiseπαιδείαςG3809 · paideiadisciplineκυρίου,G2962 · kurioslord: GodμηδὲG3366 · mēdenorἐκλύουG1590 · ekluōto faintὑπ᾽G5259 · hupoby/under: byαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/heἐλεγχόμενος.G1651 · elegchōto rebuke
Cross-references
Proverbs 3:11-12My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:Job 5:17-18Behold, happy [is] the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:Revelation 3:19As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.1 Corinthians 11:32But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.Psalm 94:12Blessed [is] the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law;James 1:12Blessed [is] the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.2 Corinthians 4:8-9[We are] troubled on every side, yet not distressed; [we are] perplexed, but not in despair;Psalm 119:109My soul [is] continually in my hand: yet do I not forget thy law.Psalm 118:18The LORD hath chastened me sore: but he hath not given me over unto death.Psalm 119:75I know, O LORD, that thy judgments [are] right, and [that] thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me.Jeremiah 31:18I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself [thus]; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed [to the yoke]: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou [art] the LORD my God.Hebrews 12:3-4For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.Hebrews 12:7If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?Deuteronomy 4:9-10Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons’ sons;2 Samuel 6:7-10And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for [his] error; and there he died by the ark of God.Joshua 7:7-11And Joshua said, Alas, O Lord GOD, wherefore hast thou at all brought this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? would to God we had been content, and dwelt on the other side Jordan!Psalm 6:1-2To the chief Musician on Neginoth upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David. O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.Proverbs 3:1My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:
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