Hebrews 12:6
Hebrews 12:4-11 The Message (MSG)
In this all-out match against sin, others have suffered far worse than you, to say nothing of what Jesus went through—all that bloodshed! So don’t feel sorry for yourselves. Or have you forgotten how good parents treat children, and that God regards you as his children? My dear child, don’t shrug off God’s discipline, but don’t be crushed by it either. It’s the child he loves that he disciplines; the child he embraces, he also corrects. God is educating you; that’s why you must never drop out. He’s treating you as dear children. This trouble you’re in isn’t punishment; it’s training, the normal experience of children. Only irresponsible parents leave children to fend for themselves. Would you prefer an irresponsible God? We respect our own parents for training and not spoiling us, so why not embrace God’s training so we can truly live? While we were children, our parents did what seemed best to them. But God is doing what is best for us, training us to live God’s holy best. At the time, discipline isn’t much fun. It always feels like it’s going against the grain. Later, of course, it pays off big-time, for it’s the well-trained who find themselves mature in their relationship with God.
Hebrews 12:6 King James Version (KJV)
For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, And scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
Hebrews 12:6 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
FOR THOSE WHOM THE LORD LOVES HE DISCIPLINES, AND HE SCOURGES EVERY SON WHOM HE RECEIVES.”
Hebrews 12:6 New Century Version (NCV)
The Lord disciplines those he loves, and he punishes everyone he accepts as his child.”
Hebrews 12:6 American Standard Version (ASV)
For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, And scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
Hebrews 12:6 New International Version (NIV)
because the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son.”
Hebrews 12:6 New King James Version (NKJV)
For whom the LORD loves He chastens, And scourges every son whom He receives.”
Hebrews 12:6 Amplified Bible (AMP)
FOR THE LORD DISCIPLINES and CORRECTS THOSE WHOM HE LOVES, AND HE PUNISHES EVERY SON WHOM HE RECEIVES and WELCOMES [TO HIS HEART].” [Prov 3:11, 12]
Hebrews 12:6 New Living Translation (NLT)
For the LORD disciplines those he loves, and he punishes each one he accepts as his child.”