Hebrews 12:6

For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, And scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.

American Standard Version

In The King James Version

For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.

In Context

5and 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;

7It is for chastening that ye endure; God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is there whom [his] father chasteneth not?

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 8:5And thou shalt consider in thy heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so Jehovah thy God chasteneth thee.

2 Samuel 7:14I will be his father, and he shall be my son: if he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men;

Psalms 73:14For all the day long have I been plagued, And chastened every morning.

Psalms 94:12Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Jehovah, And teachest out of thy law;

Psalms 119:75I know, O Jehovah, that thy judgments are righteous, And that in faithfulness thou hast afflicted me.

Proverbs 13:24He that spareth his rod hateth his son; But he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

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 →

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