Hebrews 12:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?”
Hebrews 12:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Hebrews 12:7 in 6 Bible Translations
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Hebrews 12:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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?”
Hebrews 12:7 — World English Bible
Hebrews 12:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“It is for chastening that ye endure; God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is there whom his father chasteneth not?”
Hebrews 12:7 — American Standard Version
Hebrews 12:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“if chastening ye endure, as to sons God beareth Himself to you, for who is a son whom a father doth not chasten?”
Hebrews 12:7 — Young's Literal Translation
Hebrews 12:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Ye endure for chastening,God conducts himself towards you as towards sons; for who is the son that the father chastens not? ”
Hebrews 12:7 — Darby Translation
Hebrews 12:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“If ye endure chastening, God offereth him selfe vnto you as vnto sonnes: for what sonne is it whom the father chasteneth not?”
Hebrews 12:7 — Geneva Bible
Hebrews 12:7 in Context — Hebrews 12
5 And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:
6 For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
7 If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?
8 But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.
9 Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?
What Does Hebrews 12:7 Mean?
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