Hebrews 12:5
And have ye forgotten the exhortation that reasons with you as with sons, My son, do not disparage the chastening of Lord, nor become disheartened when punished by him?
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
4Ye have not yet resisted as far as blood, struggling against sin.
6For whom Lord loves he chastens. And he whips every son whom he receives.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:9Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes saw, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life, but make them known to thy sons and thy son's sons--
2 Samuel 6:7And the anger of LORD was kindled against Uzzah, and God smote him there for his error, and he died there by the ark of God.
1 Chronicles 15:12And said to them, Ye are the heads of the fathers of the Levites. Sanctify yourselves, both ye and your brothers, that ye may bring up the ark of LORD, the God of Israel, to [the place] that I have prepared for it.
Job 34:31For has any said to God, I have borne [chastisement], I will not offend [any more].
Psalms 94:12Blessed is the man whom thou chasten, O LORD, and teach out of thy law,
Psalms 119:16I will delight myself in thy statutes. I will not forget thy word.
Matthew Henry on Hebrews 12:5-18
The Benefit of Afflictions; The Use of Afflictions; Cautions against Apostasy. ( a. d. 62.) 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… Read the whole commentary →