Hebrews

Hebrews 12:7–10

7Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father? 8If you do not experience discipline like everyone else, then you are illegitimate children and not true sons. 9Furthermore, we have all had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we respected them. Should we not much more submit to the Father of our spirits and live?

10Our fathers disciplined us for a short time as they thought best, but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may share in His holiness.

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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

Hebrews 12:8

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
IfεἰeiConjunctionG1487 if
you do not experienceἐστεesteVerb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralG1510 I am, exist
disciplineπαιδείαςpaideiasNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularG3809 discipline
likeἧςhēsPersonal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine SingularG3739 who, which, what, that
everyoneπάντεςpantesAdjective - Nominative Masculine PluralG3956 all, the whole, every kind of
elseμέτοχοιmetochoiAdjective - Nominative Masculine PluralG3353 a sharer, partner
thenἄραaraConjunctionG686 then, therefore, since
you areἐστεesteVerb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralG1510 I am, exist
illegitimate childrenνόθοιnothoiAdjective - Nominative Masculine PluralG3541 illegitimate, bastard
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
not trueοὐχouchAdverbG3756 no, not
sonsυἱοίhuioiNoun - Nominative Masculine PluralG5207 a son, descendent

Hebrews 12:9

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
FurthermoreεἶταeitaAdverbG1534 then, thereafter, next
we have all hadεἴχομενeichomenVerb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralG2192 I have, hold, possess
earthlyσαρκὸςsarkosNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularG4561 flesh, body
fathersπατέραςpaterasNoun - Accusative Masculine PluralG3962 father, Father, ancestor
who disciplinedπαιδευτὰςpaideutasNoun - Accusative Masculine PluralG3810 an instructor
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
we respectedἐνετρεπόμεθαenetrepomethaVerb - Imperfect Indicative Passive - 1st Person PluralG1788 I turn to confusion, put to shame, reverence
notοὐouAdverbG3756 no, not
muchπολὺpolyAdjective - Accusative Neuter SingularG4183 much, many, often
moreδὲdeConjunctionG1161 but, on the other hand, and
submitὑποταγησόμεθαhypotagēsomethaVerb - Future Indicative Passive - 1st Person PluralG5293 I place under, subject to
to theτῷtōArticle - Dative Masculine SingularG3588 the
FatherΠατρὶPatriNoun - Dative Masculine SingularG3962 father, Father, ancestor
ofτῶνtōnArticle - Genitive Neuter PluralG3588 the
spiritsπνευμάτωνpneumatōnNoun - Genitive Neuter PluralG4151 wind, breath, spirit
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
liveζήσομενzēsomenVerb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralG2198 I live

Hebrews 12:10

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
disciplinedἐπαίδευονepaideuonVerb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralG3811 I discipline, educate, train, chastise
forπρὸςprosPrepositionG4314 to, towards, with
a shortὀλίγαςoligasAdjective - Accusative Feminine PluralG3641 small, brief, few, soon
timeἡμέραςhēmerasNoun - Accusative Feminine PluralG2250 a day
asκατὰkataPrepositionG2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during
theyαὐτοῖςautoisPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
thought bestδοκοῦνdokounVerb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Neuter SingularG1380 I think, seem, appear, it seems
butδὲdeConjunctionG1161 but, on the other hand, and
forἐπὶepiPrepositionG1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
goodσυμφέρονsympheronVerb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Neuter SingularG4851 I collect, am profitable to
so thatεἰςeisPrepositionG1519 into, in, among, till, for
we may shareμεταλαβεῖνmetalabeinVerb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveG3335 I share in, partake of
in HisαὐτοῦautouPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
holinessἁγιότητοςhagiotētosNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularG41 holiness

Cross-references

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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

Hebrews 12:8 Hebrews 12:6 · 1 Peter 5:9–10 · Psalm 73:1 · Psalm 73:14–15

Hebrews 12:9 Numbers 16:22 · Numbers 27:16 · Isaiah 42:5 · John 3:6 · Job 12:10 · Zechariah 12:1 · Isaiah 38:16 · Exodus 20:12 · James 4:7 · 1 Peter 5:6 · Isaiah 57:16 · Proverbs 30:17

Hebrews 12:10 2 Peter 1:4 · Leviticus 11:44–45 · Titus 2:14 · Ezekiel 36:25–27 · Ephesians 5:26–27 · Leviticus 19:2 · Colossians 1:22 · Psalm 17:15 · Ephesians 4:24 · 1 Peter 2:9 · 1 Peter 2:5 · 1 Peter 1:15–16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.