Hebrews 12:6
For whom Lord loves he chastens. And he whips every son whom he receives.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
In Context
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:5And thou shall consider in thy heart, that, as a man chastens his son, so LORD thy God chastens thee.
2 Samuel 7:14I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commits iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the sons of men,
Psalms 73:14for all the day long I have been plagued, and chastened every morning.
Psalms 94:12Blessed is the man whom thou chasten, O LORD, and teach out of thy law,
Psalms 119:75I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are righteous, and that in faithfulness thou have afflicted me.
Proverbs 13:24He who spares his rod hates his son, but he who loves him chastens him promptly.
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 →