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For what children are not disciplined by their father? <a href="/nlt/hebrews/12.htm">New Living Translation</a> As you endure this divine discipline, remember that God is treating you as his own children. Who ever heard of a child who is never disciplined by its father? <a href="/esv/hebrews/12.htm">English Standard Version</a> It is for discipline that you have to endure. God is treating you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline? <a href="/bsb/hebrews/12.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father? <a href="/blb/hebrews/12.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> If you endure discipline, God is treating you as sons; for what son is there whom his father does not discipline? <a href="/kjv/hebrews/12.htm">King James Bible</a> If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not? <a href="/nkjv/hebrews/12.htm">New King James Version</a> If you endure chastening, God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom a father does not chasten? <a href="/nasb_/hebrews/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> It is for discipline that you endure; God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom his father does not discipline? <a href="/nasb/hebrews/12.htm">NASB 1995</a> It is for discipline that you endure; God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom his father does not discipline? <a href="/nasb77/hebrews/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a> It is for discipline that you endure; God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom his father does not discipline? <a href="/lsb/hebrews/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> It is for discipline that you endure; God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom his father does not discipline? <a href="/amp/hebrews/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a> You must submit to [correction for the purpose of] discipline; God is dealing with you as with sons; for what son is there whom his father does not discipline? <a href="/csb/hebrews/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Endure suffering as discipline: God is dealing with you as sons. For what son is there that a father does not discipline? <a href="/hcsb/hebrews/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Endure suffering as discipline: God is dealing with you as sons. For what son is there that a father does not discipline? <a href="/asv/hebrews/12.htm">American Standard Version</a> It is for chastening that ye endure; God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is there whom his father chasteneth not? <a href="/cev/hebrews/12.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Be patient when you are being corrected! This is how God treats his children. Don't all parents correct their children? <a href="/erv/hebrews/12.htm">English Revised Version</a> It is for chastening that ye endure; God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is there whom his father chasteneth not? <a href="/gwt/hebrews/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Endure your discipline. God corrects you as a father corrects his children. All children are disciplined by their fathers. <a href="/gnt/hebrews/12.htm">Good News Translation</a> Endure what you suffer as being a father's punishment; your suffering shows that God is treating you as his children. Was there ever a child who was not punished by his father? <a href="/isv/hebrews/12.htm">International Standard Version</a> What you endure disciplines you: God is treating you as sons. Is there a son whom his father does not discipline? <a href="/msb/hebrews/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father? <a href="/net/hebrews/12.htm">NET Bible</a> Endure your suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is there that a father does not discipline? <a href="/nheb/hebrews/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> If you are enduring discipline, God is dealing with you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline? <a href="/wbt/hebrews/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons: for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not? <a href="/wey/hebrews/12.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> The sufferings that you are enduring are for your discipline. God is dealing with you as sons; for what son is there whom his father does not discipline? <a href="/web/hebrews/12.htm">World English Bible</a> It is for discipline that you endure. God deals with you as with children, for what son is there whom his father doesn’t discipline? <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/hebrews/12.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> if you endure discipline, God bears Himself to you as to sons, for who is a son whom a father does not discipline? <a href="/blb/hebrews/12.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> If you endure discipline, God is treating you as sons; for what son is there whom his father does not discipline? <a href="/ylt/hebrews/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> if chastening ye endure, as to sons God beareth Himself to you, for who is a son whom a father doth not chasten? <a href="/slt/hebrews/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> If ye endure correction, God treats you as sons; for who is the son which the father corrects not?<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/hebrews/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Persevere under discipline. God dealeth with you as with his sons; for what son is there, whom the father doth not correct? <a href="/cpdv/hebrews/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Persevere in discipline. God presents you to himself as sons. But what son is there, whom his father does not correct? <a href="/nabre/hebrews/12.htm">New American Bible</a> Endure your trials as “discipline”; God treats you as sons. For what “son” is there whom his father does not discipline? <a href="/nrsvce/hebrews/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Endure trials for the sake of discipline. God is treating you as children; for what child is there whom a parent does not discipline?<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/hebrews/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Now, therefore, endure discipline, because God acts toward you as towards sons; for where is the son whom the father does not discipline? <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/hebrews/12.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> Therefore endure the discipline, because God deals with you as with children; for who is the son whom his father does not discipline?<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/hebrews/12.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> If you endure chastening, God deals with you as with sons: for what son is there whose father chastens him not? <a href="/godbey/hebrews/12.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> Endure unto chastisement; God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom the father does not chastise? <a href="/haweis/hebrews/12.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> If ye patiently endure correction, God carries himself towards you as his children: for who is the son whom the father doth not correct? <a href="/mace/hebrews/12.htm">Mace New Testament</a> if you are to endure chastisement, God treats you as his children: for where's the son whom his father does not chastise? <a href="/wey/hebrews/12.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> The sufferings that you are enduring are for your discipline. God is dealing with you as sons; for what son is there whom his father does not discipline? <a href="/worrell/hebrews/12.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> For chastening endure ye: God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is there whom his father chastens not? <a href="/worsley/hebrews/12.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> If ye endure chastening, God treateth you as sons; for what son is there, whom the father doth not chastise? <a href="/parallel/hebrews/12-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/x-IAXXp5zcA?start=2543" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/hebrews/12.htm">God Disciplines His Sons</a> …6For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.” 7<a href="/greek/5278.htm" title="5278: hypomenete (V-PIA-2P) -- From hupo and meno; to stay under, i.e. Remain; figuratively, to undergo, i.e. Bear, have fortitude, persevere.">Endure suffering</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: Eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">as</a> <a href="/greek/3809.htm" title="3809: paideian (N-AFS) -- From paideuo; tutorage, i.e. Education or training; by implication, disciplinary correction.">discipline;</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theos (N-NMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">God</a> <a href="/greek/4374.htm" title="4374: prospheretai (V-PIM/P-3S) -- From pros and phero; to bear towards, i.e. Lead to, tender, treat.">is treating</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymin (PPro-D2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you</a> <a href="/greek/5613.htm" title="5613: hōs (Adv) -- Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner.">as</a> <a href="/greek/5207.htm" title="5207: huiois (N-DMP) -- A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a son, used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.">sons.</a> <a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063: gar (Conj) -- For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.">For</a> <a href="/greek/5101.htm" title="5101: tis (IPro-NMS) -- Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.">what</a> <a href="/greek/5207.htm" title="5207: huios (N-NMS) -- A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a son, used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.">son</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hon (RelPro-AMS) -- Who, which, what, that. "></a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ou (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not."></a> <a href="/greek/3811.htm" title="3811: paideuei (V-PIA-3S) -- From pais; to train up a child, i.e. Educate, or, discipline.">is not disciplined</a> <a href="/greek/3962.htm" title="3962: patēr (N-NMS) -- Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a father.">by his father?</a> 8If you do not experience discipline like everyone else, then you are illegitimate children and not true sons.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/proverbs/3-11.htm">Proverbs 3:11-12</a> My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD, and do not loathe His rebuke; / for the LORD disciplines the one He loves, as does a father the son in whom he delights. <a href="/revelation/3-19.htm">Revelation 3:19</a> Those I love I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent. <a href="/job/5-17.htm">Job 5:17-18</a> Blessed indeed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty. / For He wounds, but He also binds; He strikes, but His hands also heal. <a href="/1_corinthians/11-32.htm">1 Corinthians 11:32</a> But when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world. <a href="/psalms/94-12.htm">Psalm 94:12</a> Blessed is the man You discipline, O LORD, and teach from Your law, <a href="/deuteronomy/8-5.htm">Deuteronomy 8:5</a> So know in your heart that just as a man disciplines his son, so the LORD your God disciplines you. <a href="/2_samuel/7-14.htm">2 Samuel 7:14</a> I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men. <a href="/proverbs/13-24.htm">Proverbs 13:24</a> He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently. <a href="/proverbs/19-18.htm">Proverbs 19:18</a> Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be party to his death. <a href="/proverbs/22-15.htm">Proverbs 22:15</a> Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him. <a href="/proverbs/23-13.htm">Proverbs 23:13-14</a> Do not withhold discipline from a child; although you strike him with a rod, he will not die. / Strike him with a rod, and you will deliver his soul from Sheol. <a href="/proverbs/29-15.htm">Proverbs 29:15</a> A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother. <a href="/proverbs/29-17.htm">Proverbs 29:17</a> Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will bring delight to your soul. <a href="/james/1-12.htm">James 1:12</a> Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him. <a href="/1_peter/4-17.htm">1 Peter 4:17</a> For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who disobey the gospel of God?</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>If you endure chastening, God deals with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chastens not?endure.<a href="/job/34-31.htm">Job 34:31,32</a> Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more: … <a href="/proverbs/19-18.htm">Proverbs 19:18</a> Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.<a href="/proverbs/22-15.htm">Proverbs 22:15</a> Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.for what.<a href="/1_samuel/2-29.htm">1 Samuel 2:29,34</a> Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine offering, which I have commanded in my habitation; and honourest thy sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offerings of Israel my people? … <a href="/1_samuel/3-13.htm">1 Samuel 3:13</a> For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not.<a href="/1_kings/1-6.htm">1 Kings 1:6</a> And his father had not displeased him at any time in saying, Why hast thou done so? and he also was a very goodly man; and his mother bare him after Absalom.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_timothy/3-4.htm">Acting</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-15.htm">Beareth</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-6.htm">Chasten</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-6.htm">Chasteneth</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-5.htm">Chastening</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-6.htm">Chastens</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-5.htm">Children</a> <a href="/psalms/112-5.htm">Conducts</a> <a href="/malachi/1-14.htm">Dealeth</a> <a href="/2_timothy/2-15.htm">Dealing</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/2-11.htm">Deals</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-5.htm">Discipline</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/6-9.htm">Disciplined</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-25.htm">Endure</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-37.htm">Enduring</a> <a href="/2_timothy/4-5.htm">Hardship</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-6.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-3.htm">Sufferings</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-16.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/titus/2-12.htm">Training</a> <a href="/luke/23-11.htm">Treating</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-25.htm">Undergo</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/james/2-8.htm">Acting</a> <a href="/james/1-15.htm">Beareth</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-9.htm">Chasten</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-5.htm">Chasteneth</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-8.htm">Chastening</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-5.htm">Chastens</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-8.htm">Children</a> <a href="/job/15-25.htm">Conducts</a> <a href="/judges/18-4.htm">Dealeth</a> <a href="/genesis/24-49.htm">Dealing</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-2.htm">Deals</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-8.htm">Discipline</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-8.htm">Disciplined</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-20.htm">Endure</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-14.htm">Enduring</a> <a href="/genesis/41-51.htm">Hardship</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-8.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-11.htm">Sufferings</a> <a href="/james/4-8.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-11.htm">Training</a> <a href="/genesis/18-25.htm">Treating</a> <a href="/james/1-2.htm">Undergo</a><div class="vheading2">Hebrews 12</div>1. <a href="/hebrews/12-1.htm">An exhortation to constant faith, patience, and godliness by Christ's example</a> 22. <a href="/hebrews/12-22.htm">A commendation of the new covenant.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/hebrews/12.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/hebrews/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/hebrews/12.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Endure suffering as discipline; This phrase encourages believers to view their hardships as a form of divine discipline. In the biblical context, discipline is not merely punitive but is intended for growth and maturity. The concept of enduring suffering is prevalent throughout Scripture, as seen in <a href="/james/1-2.htm">James 1:2-4</a>, where trials are said to produce perseverance and maturity. The Greek word for "endure" (hypomenō) implies a steadfastness and patience under trial, suggesting that believers are to remain faithful and trust in God's purpose through their difficulties.God is treating you as sons. This phrase highlights the intimate relationship between God and believers, likening it to that of a father and his children. In the cultural context of the time, sonship implied inheritance, identity, and belonging. <a href="/romans/8-15.htm">Romans 8:15-17</a> further elaborates on this concept, where believers are described as having received the Spirit of adoption, making them heirs with Christ. The idea of God treating believers as sons underscores His love and commitment to their spiritual growth and well-being, much like a father who disciplines his children for their benefit.For what son is not disciplined by his father? This rhetorical question emphasizes the normalcy and necessity of discipline in a familial relationship. In the historical and cultural context of the ancient Near East, discipline was an expected part of child-rearing, aimed at teaching and guiding children. <a href="/proverbs/13-24.htm">Proverbs 13:24</a> supports this notion, stating that a father who loves his son is diligent in disciplining him. This analogy serves to reassure believers that divine discipline is a sign of God's love and care, not of His displeasure or rejection.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a> The ultimate Father who disciplines His children out of love and for their growth. 2. <a href="/topical/s/sons/children_of_god.htm">Sons/Children of God</a> Believers who are being disciplined by God, indicating their status as His children. 3. <a href="/topical/e/earthly_fathers.htm">Earthly Fathers</a> Used as an analogy to explain the concept of divine discipline. 4. <a href="/topical/h/hebrews.htm">Hebrews</a> The original audience of the letter, likely Jewish Christians familiar with Old Testament teachings. 5. <a href="/topical/d/discipline.htm">Discipline</a> The process of training and correction that believers undergo, likened to the discipline a father gives to his son.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/understanding_discipline_as_love.htm">Understanding Discipline as Love</a> Recognize that God's discipline is a sign of His love and our status as His children. It is not punishment but a means to grow us spiritually. <a href="/topical/e/endurance_in_trials.htm">Endurance in Trials</a> Embrace trials as opportunities for growth. Just as athletes endure training to improve, believers should endure spiritual discipline to mature in faith. <a href="/topical/p/perspective_on_suffering.htm">Perspective on Suffering</a> Shift your perspective on suffering from seeing it as a negative experience to viewing it as a formative process that aligns us more closely with God's will. <a href="/topical/r/role_of_earthly_fathers.htm">Role of Earthly Fathers</a> Earthly fathers are called to reflect God's discipline in their parenting, providing correction and guidance out of love. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_growth_and_maturity.htm">Spiritual Growth and Maturity</a> Understand that discipline is essential for spiritual growth and maturity, leading to a deeper relationship with God and a more Christ-like character.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_hebrews_12.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Hebrews 12</a> <a href="/q/why_mention_dogs_eating_crumbs.htm">What does the Bible teach about enduring trials?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_the_bible_view_evil.htm">How does the Bible explain evil and suffering?</a> <a href="/q/why_do_some_suffer_but_not_grow.htm">If suffering purifies people, why do some suffer terribly and never grow from it?</a> <a href="/q/is_there_a_reason_for_everything.htm">Is there a reason for everything?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/hebrews/12.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) If ye endure chastening.--The whole weight of ancient evidence is in favour of a change in the first Greek word. Two translations are then possible: (1) "It is for chastening that ye endure:" the troubles that come upon you are for discipline--are not sent in anger, but in fatherly love. (2) "Endure for chastening:" bear the trial, instead of seeking to avoid it by unworthy and dangerous concession; endure it, that it may effect its merciful purpose.What son is he.--Or, what son is there whom his father chasteneth not?<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/hebrews/12.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 7, 8. - For chastening ye endure; i.e. It is for chastening that ye endure. The reading εἰς παιδείαν ὑπομένετε, supported by almost the whole weight of manuscripts (including all the uncials that contain the text), of ancient versions, and commentators (Theophylact being the only certain exception), is decidedly to be accepted instead of the εἰ παιδείαν ὑπομένετε (equivalent to "if ye endure chastening") of the Textus Receptus. Moreover, it is required for the sense of the passage in regard to the proper meaning of the verb ὑπομένετε ("endure"), which is to "submit to," or "endure patiently," not simply "to undergo." For to say, "if ye endure chastisement patiently, God dealeth with you as sons," has no meaning; our being treated as sons depends, not on the way we take our chastisement, but on our being chastised at all. The use of the preposition εἰς to express purpose is common in this Epistle (cf. <a href="/hebrews/1-14.htm">Hebrews 1:14</a>, εἰς διακονίαν: 3:5, εἰς μαρτύριον: 4:16, εἰς βοήθειαν: 6:16, εἰς βεβαίωσιν): and the essential sense of παιδεία is discipline or education. The drift is the same, whether we take ὑπομένετε as an indicative or an imperative. Thus the next clause of the verse follows suitably: God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is there (or, who is a son) whom his father chasteneth not? But if ye be without chastening, whereof all (i.e. all God's children, with reference to <a href="/hebrews/11.htm">Hebrews 11</a>.) have been made partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons (ye are not your father's real children whom he cares for as such). <a href="/commentaries/hebrews/12-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Endure suffering ὑπομένετε (hypomenete) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5278.htm">Strong's 5278: </a> From hupo and meno; to stay under, i.e. Remain; figuratively, to undergo, i.e. Bear, have fortitude, persevere. as Εἰς (Eis) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. discipline; παιδείαν (paideian) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3809.htm">Strong's 3809: </a> From paideuo; tutorage, i.e. Education or training; by implication, disciplinary correction. God Θεός (Theos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. is treating προσφέρεται (prospheretai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4374.htm">Strong's 4374: </a> From pros and phero; to bear towards, i.e. Lead to, tender, treat. you ὑμῖν (hymin) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. as ὡς (hōs) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_5613.htm">Strong's 5613: </a> Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner. sons. υἱοῖς (huiois) Noun - Dative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5207.htm">Strong's 5207: </a> A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'son', used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship. For γὰρ (gar) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1063.htm">Strong's 1063: </a> For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason. what τίς (tis) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5101.htm">Strong's 5101: </a> Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what. son υἱὸς (huios) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5207.htm">Strong's 5207: </a> A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'son', used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship. is not disciplined παιδεύει (paideuei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3811.htm">Strong's 3811: </a> From pais; to train up a child, i.e. Educate, or, discipline. [by his] father? πατήρ (patēr) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3962.htm">Strong's 3962: </a> Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. 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