Hebrews 12:6
For, whom the Lord loveth, he doth, discipline, and scourgeth every son whom he doth welcome home.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
In Context
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:5Thou must consider, then with thy heart,—that as a man chasteneth his son, Yahweh thy God, hath been chastening thee.
2 Samuel 7:14I, will become his father, And, he, shall become my son: If he commit iniquity, then will I correct him, with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the sons of men;
Psalms 73:14And yet been smitten all the day, And been rebuked morning by morning!
Psalms 94:12How happy the man whom thou correctest, O Yah! And whom, out of thy law, thou instructest!
Psalms 119:75I know, O Yahweh, that righteous are thy regulations, and, in faithfulness, didst thou afflict me.
Proverbs 13:24He that withholdeth his rod, hateth his son,—but, he that loveth him, carefully correcteth him.
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 →