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Hebrews 12:10

PurityTrials and adversityGod's holinessGod's love

8 If you do not experience discipline like everyone else, then you are illegitimate children and not true sons.

9 Furthermore, we have all had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we respected them. Should we not much more submit to the Father of our spirits and live?

Our fathers disciplined us for a short time as they thought best, but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may share in His holiness.

11 No discipline seems enjoyable at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it yields a harvest of righteousness and peace to those who have been trained by it.

12 Therefore strengthen your limp hands and weak knees.

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BSB
Our fathers disciplined us for a short time as they thought best, but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may share in His holiness.
KJV
For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.
WEB
For they indeed for a few days disciplined us as seemed good to them, but he for our profit, that we may be partakers of his holiness.
ASV
For they indeed for a few days chastened [us] as seemed good to them; but he for [our] profit, that [we] may be partakers of his holiness.
DARBY
For they indeed chastened for a few days, as seemed good to them; but he for profit, in order to the partaking of his holiness.
BLB
For indeed, for a few days according to that seeming good to them, they were disciplining [us]—but [He] for [our] benefitting, in order to share His holiness.
ÅB
For hine tuktet oss for noen få dager etter sitt tykke, men han tukter til vårt gagn, for at vi skal få del i hans hellighet.
OTB
De tukter oss for en kort tid slik de syntes var best; men Gud tukter oss for vårt eget beste, for at vi skal få del i hans hellighet.
B1930
For hine tuktet oss for nogen få dager efter sitt tykke, men han tukter til vårt gagn, forat vi skal få del i hans hellighet.

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Cross references

  • 2 Peter 1:4

    Through these He has given us His precious and magnificent promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, now that you have escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.

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  • Leviticus 11:44–45

    For I am the LORD your God; consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be holy, because I am holy. You must not defile yourselves by any creature that crawls along the ground.

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  • Titus 2:14

    He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.

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  • Ephesians 5:26–27

    to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,

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  • Ezekiel 36:25–27

    I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols.

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  • Leviticus 19:2

    “Speak to the whole congregation of Israel and tell them: Be holy because I, the LORD your God, am holy.

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  • Ephesians 4:24

    and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.

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  • Colossians 1:22

    But now He has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy, unblemished, and blameless in His presence—

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