Hebrews
Hebrews 12:8
8If you do not experience discipline like everyone else, then you are illegitimate children and not true sons.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| If | εἰ | ei | Conjunction | G1487 if |
| you do not experience | ἐστε | este | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G1510 I am, exist |
| discipline | παιδείας | paideias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3809 discipline |
| like | ἧς | hēs | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| everyone | πάντες | pantes | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| else | μέτοχοι | metochoi | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3353 a sharer, partner |
| then | ἄρα | ara | Conjunction | G686 then, therefore, since |
| you are | ἐστε | este | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G1510 I am, exist |
| illegitimate children | νόθοι | nothoi | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3541 illegitimate, bastard |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| not true | οὐχ | ouch | Adverb | G3756 no, not |
| sons | υἱοί | huioi | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G5207 a son, descendent |
Cross-references
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Hebrews 12:6 · 1 Peter 5:9–10 · Psalm 73:1 · Psalm 73:14–15
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.