Hebrews 12:7

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Be patient when you are being corrected! This is how God treats his children. Don't all parents correct their children?

Cross References

2 Samuel 7:14

I will be his father, and he will be my son. When he does wrong, I'll see that he is corrected, just as children are corrected by their parents.

Proverbs 13:24

If you love your children, you will correct them; if you don't love them, you won't correct them.

Proverbs 19:18

Correct your children before it's too late; if you don't punish them, you are destroying them.

Proverbs 22:15

All children are foolish, but firm correction will make them change.

Proverbs 29:15

Correct your children, and they will be wise; children out of control disgrace their mothers.

Proverbs 29:17

If you correct your children, they will bring you peace and happiness.

Acts 14:22

They encouraged the followers and begged them to remain faithful. They told them, “We have to suffer a lot before we can get into God's kingdom.”

1 Corinthians 11:32

But when the Lord judges and punishes us, he does it to keep us from being condemned with the rest of the world.

Deuteronomy 8:5

So keep in mind that the LORD has been correcting you, just as parents correct their children.

1 Samuel 2:34

To prove to you that I will do these things, your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, will die on the same day.

1 Samuel 3:13

He knew that his sons refused to respect me, and he let them get away with it, even though I said I would punish his family for ever.