Hebrews

Hebrews 12:6–7

6For the Lord disciplines the one He loves,

and He chastises every son He receives.”b

7Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?

Footnotes

  • b 12:6 Literally and He flogs every son He receives; Proverbs 3:11–12|PRO 3:11-12(see also LXX)

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Hebrews 12:6

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
ForγὰρgarConjunctionG1063 for
LordΚύριοςKyriosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
disciplinesπαιδεύειpaideueiVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG3811 I discipline, educate, train, chastise
the oneὃνhonPersonal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG3739 who, which, what, that
He lovesἀγαπᾷagapaVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG25 I love
andδὲdeConjunctionG1161 but, on the other hand, and
He chastisesμαστιγοῖmastigoiVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG3146 I flog, scourge
everyπάνταpantaAdjective - Accusative Masculine SingularG3956 all, the whole, every kind of
sonυἱὸνhuionNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG5207 a son, descendent
He receivesπαραδέχεταιparadechetaiVerb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularG3858 I receive, accept, acknowledge

Hebrews 12:7

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
Endure sufferingὑπομένετεhypomeneteVerb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralG5278 I remain behind, endure
asΕἰςEisPrepositionG1519 into, in, among, till, for
disciplineπαιδείανpaideianNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG3809 discipline
GodΘεόςTheosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god
is treatingπροσφέρεταιprospheretaiVerb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularG4374 I bring to, offer
youὑμῖνhyminPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluralG4771 you
asὡςhōsAdverbG5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
sonsυἱοῖςhuioisNoun - Dative Masculine PluralG5207 a son, descendent
ForγὰρgarConjunctionG1063 for
whatτίςtisInterrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG5101 who, which, what
sonυἱὸςhuiosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG5207 a son, descendent
is not disciplinedπαιδεύειpaideueiVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG3811 I discipline, educate, train, chastise
fatherπατήρpatērNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG3962 father, Father, ancestor

Cross-references

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Hebrews 12:6 Revelation 3:19 · Proverbs 3:12 · Psalm 119:75 · Proverbs 13:24 · Psalm 94:12 · Jeremiah 10:24 · 2 Samuel 7:14 · Deuteronomy 8:5 · Hebrews 12:7–8 · Psalm 32:1–5 · Psalm 89:30–34 · Psalm 119:71

Hebrews 12:7 Deuteronomy 8:5 · Proverbs 19:18 · Proverbs 13:24 · Proverbs 29:15 · Proverbs 29:17 · Proverbs 23:13–14 · 2 Samuel 7:14 · Job 34:31–32 · 1 Kings 2:24–25 · 1 Samuel 3:13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.