Hebrews 12:6
For whom the Lord loueth, he chasteneth: and he scourgeth euery sonne that he receiueth:
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
In Context
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:5Knowe therefore in thine heart, that as a man nourtereth his sonne, so the Lord thy God nourtereth thee.
2 Samuel 7:14I will be his father, and hee shall bee my sonne: and if he sinne, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the plagues of the children of men.
Psalms 73:14For dayly haue I bene punished, and chastened euery morning.
Psalms 94:12Blessed is the man, whom thou chastisest, O Lord, and teachest him in thy Lawe,
Psalms 119:75I knowe, O Lord, that thy iudgements are right, and that thou hast afflicted me iustly.
Proverbs 13:24He that spareth his rodde, hateth his sonne: but he that loueth him, chasteneth him betime.
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 →