Ibrani 12:6-12

12:6 “For the Lord disciplines the one he loves and chastises every son he accepts.” ¹ 

12:7 Endure your suffering ²  as discipline; ³  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, ⁴  something all sons ⁵  have shared in, then you are illegitimate and are not sons. 12:9 Besides, we have experienced discipline from ⁶  our earthly fathers ⁷  and we respected them; shall we not submit ourselves all the more to the Father of spirits and receive life? ⁸  12:10 For they disciplined us for a little while as seemed good to them, but he does so for our benefit, that we may share his holiness. 12:11 Now all discipline seems painful at the time, not joyful. ⁹  But later it produces the fruit of peace and righteousness ¹⁰  for those trained by it. 12:12 Therefore, strengthen ¹¹  your listless hands and your weak knees, ¹² 

[12:6]  ¹ sn A quotation from Prov 3:11-12.

[12:7]  ² tn Grk “endure,” with the object (“your suffering”) understood from the context.

[12:7]  ³ tn Or “in order to become disciplined.”

[12:8]  ⁴ tn Grk “you are without discipline.”

[12:8]  ⁵ tn Grk “all”; “sons” is implied by the context.

[12:9]  ⁶ tn Grk “we had our earthly fathers as discipliners.”

[12:9]  ⁷ tn Grk “the fathers of our flesh.” In Hebrews, “flesh” is a characteristic way of speaking about outward, physical, earthly life (cf. Heb 5:7; 9:10, 13), as opposed to the inward or spiritual dimensions of life.

[12:9]  ⁸ tn Grk “and live.”

[12:9]  sn Submit ourselves…to the Father of spirits and receive life. This idea is drawn from Proverbs, where the Lord’s discipline brings life, while resistance to it leads to death (cf. Prov 4:13; 6:23; 10:17; 16:17).

[12:11]  ⁹ tn Grk “all discipline at the time does not seem to be of joy, but of sorrow.”

[12:11]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “the peaceful fruit of righteousness.”

[12:12]  ¹¹ tn Or “straighten.”

[12:12]  ¹² sn A quotation from Isa 35:3. Strengthen your listless hands and your weak knees refers to the readers’ need for renewed resolve and fresh strength in their struggles (cf. Heb 10:36-39; 12:1-3).