Hebrews 12:5-8

12:5 And have you forgotten the exhortation addressed to you as sons?

“My son, do not scorn ¹  the Lord’s discipline

or give up when he corrects ²  you.

12:6 “For the Lord disciplines the one he loves and chastises every son he accepts.” ³ 

12:7 Endure your suffering ⁴  as discipline; ⁵  God is treating you as sons. For what son is there that a father does not discipline? 12:8 But if you do not experience discipline, ⁶  something all sons ⁷  have shared in, then you are illegitimate and are not sons.

[12:5]  ¹ tn Or “disregard,” “think little of.”

[12:5]  ² tn Or “reproves,” “rebukes.” The Greek verb ἐλέγχω (elencw) implies exposing someone’s sin in order to bring correction.

[12:6]  ³ sn A quotation from Prov 3:11-12.

[12:7]  ⁴ tn Grk “endure,” with the object (“your suffering”) understood from the context.

[12:7]  ⁵ tn Or “in order to become disciplined.”

[12:8]  ⁶ tn Grk “you are without discipline.”

[12:8]  ⁷ tn Grk “all”; “sons” is implied by the context.