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Hebrews 12:7

In Hebrews 12 of Hebrews.

If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?

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εἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.παιδείανpaideianchasteningπαιδεία (paideia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “chastening”, the object formG3809discipline; training and education of children, hence: instruction; chastisement, correction.chasteningὑπομένετεhupomeneteto remainὑπομένω (hupomenō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “to remain”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5278(a) I remain behind, (b) I stand my ground, show endurance, (c) I endure, bear up against, persevere.ὡςhōsasὡςconjunction — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asυἱοῖςhuioiswith sonsυἱός (huios)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “with sons”, the to- or for-formG5207a son, descendent.with sonsὑμῖνhuminyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.προσφέρεταιprospheretaito bring toπροσφέρω (prospherō)verb, present passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “to bring to”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4374(a) I bring to, (b) characteristically: I offer (of gifts, sacrifices, etc).This verse uses “bring to”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.θεόςtheosGodθεόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “God”, the subject formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.τίςtiswhatτίςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “what”, the subject formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “what”.whatγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.υἱὸςhuiossonυἱόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “son”, the subject formG5207a son, descendent.sonὃνhonwhomὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “whom”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.whomοὐounotοὐadverb — “not”G3756no, not.notπαιδεύειpaideueito instructπαιδεύω (paideuō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to instruct”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3811(a) I discipline, educate, train, (b) more severely: I chastise.πατήρpatērfatherπατήρnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “father”, the subject formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἐστινestinis heεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is he”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

if chastening ye endure, as to sons God beareth Himself to you, for who is a son whom a father doth not chasten?

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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?

Young’s Literal Translation

if chastening ye endure, as to sons God beareth Himself to you, for who is a son whom a father doth not chasten?

World English Bible

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?

Darby Translation

Ye endure for chastening, God conducts himself towards you as towards sons; for who is the son that the father chastens not?

Douay-Rheims

Persevere under discipline. God dealeth with you as with his sons; for what son is there, whom the father doth not correct?

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