Hebrews 12:5
And ye haue forgotten the consolation, which speaketh vnto you as vnto children, My sonne, despise not the chastening of the Lord, neither faint when thou art rebuked of him.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
4Ye haue not yet resisted vnto blood, striuing against sinne.
6For whom the Lord loueth, he chasteneth: and he scourgeth euery sonne that he receiueth:
Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:9But take heede to thy selfe, and keepe thy soule diligently, that thou forget not the thinges which thine eyes haue seene, and that they depart not out of thine heart, all the dayes of thy life: but teach them thy sonnes, and thy sonnes sonnes:
2 Samuel 6:7And the Lord was verie wroth with Vzzah, and God smote him in the same place for his fault, and there he dyed by the Arke of God.
1 Chronicles 15:12And he saide vnto them, Ye are the chiefe fathers of the Leuites: sanctifie your selues, and your brethren, and bring vp the Arke of the Lord God of Israel vnto the place that I haue prepared for it.
Job 34:31Surely it appertaineth vnto God to say, I haue pardoned, I will not destroy.
Psalms 94:12Blessed is the man, whom thou chastisest, O Lord, and teachest him in thy Lawe,
Psalms 119:16I will delite in thy statutes, and I will not forget thy worde.
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 →