Hebrews 12:6

New English Translation

“For the Lord disciplines the one he loves and chastises every son he accepts.”

Cross References

2 Samuel 7:14

I will become his father and he will become my son. When he sins, I will correct him with the rod of men and with wounds inflicted by human beings.

Psalm 119:71

It was good for me to suffer, so that I might learn your statutes.

Psalm 119:75

I know, Lord, that your regulations are just. You disciplined me because of your faithful devotion to me.

Psalm 94:12

How blessed is the one whom you instruct, O Lord, the one whom you teach from your law,

Proverbs 13:24

The one who spares his rod hates his child, but the one who loves his child is diligent in disciplining him.

Proverbs 3:11

My child, do not despise discipline from the Lord, and do not loathe his rebuke.

Proverbs 3:12

For the Lord disciplines those he loves, just as a father disciplines the son in whom he delights.

Isaiah 27:9

So in this way Jacob’s sin will be forgiven, and this is how they will show they are finished sinning: They will make all the stones of the altars like crushed limestone, and the Asherah poles and the incense altars will no longer stand.

Jeremiah 10:24

Correct us, Lord, but only in due measure. Do not punish us in anger or you will reduce us to nothing.

Lamentations 3:39

Why should any living person complain when punished for his sins? נ (Nun)

Deuteronomy 8:5

Be keenly aware that just as a parent disciplines his child, the Lord your God disciplines you.

James 1:12

Happy is the one who endures testing, because when he has proven to be genuine, he will receive the crown of life that God promised to those who love him.

James 5:11

Think of how we regard as blessed those who have endured. You have heard of Job’s endurance and you have seen the Lord’s purpose, that the Lord is full of compassion and mercy.

Revelation 3:19

All those I love, I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent!

Ruth 1:3

Sometime later Naomi’s husband Elimelech died, so she and her two sons were left alone.