Hebrews 12:7
If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?
If yee endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sonnes: for what sonne is he whom the father chasteneth not?
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- Proverbs 19:18Rank 1 from verse 7
- Deuteronomy 8:5Rank 2 from verse 7
- Proverbs 13:24Rank 3 from verse 7
- Proverbs 29:15Rank 4 from verse 7
- Proverbs 29:17Rank 5 from verse 7
- Proverbs 23:13–14Rank 6 from verse 7
13Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
14Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.
13*Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
14Thou shalt beate him with the rod, and shalt deliuer his soule from hell.
- 2 Samuel 7:14Rank 7 from verse 7
14I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:
14*I will be his father, and he shall be my sonne: *if hee commit iniquitie, I will chasten him with the rodde of men, and with the stripes of the children of men.
- Job 34:31–32Rank 8 from verse 7
31Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more:
32That which I see not teach thou me: if I have done iniquity, I will do no more.
31Surely it is meete to be said vnto God, I haue borne chastisement, I will not offend any more.
32 That which I see not, teach thou me; If I haue done iniquitie, I will doe no more.
- 1 Kings 2:24–25Rank 9 from verse 7
24Now therefore, as the Lord liveth, which hath established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who hath made me an house, as he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death this day.
25And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him that he died.
24Now therefore as the LORD liueth, which hath established mee, and set mee on the throne of Dauid my father, and who hath made me an house as he *promised, Adoniiah shall be put to death this day.
25And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the sonne of Iehoiada, and he fell vpon him that he died.
- 1 Samuel 3:13Rank 10 from verse 7
13For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not.
13‖*For I haue tolde him, that I will iudge his house for euer, for the iniquitie which hee knoweth: because his sonnes made themselues ‖vile, and he †restrained them not.
- 1 Kings 1:6Rank 11 from verse 7
6And his father had not displeased him at any time in saying, Why hast thou done so? and he also was a very goodly man; and his mother bare him after Absalom.
6And his father had not displeased him †at any time, in saying, Why hast thou done so? And hee also was a very goodly man, and his mother bare him after Absalom.
- 1 Samuel 2:29Rank 12 from verse 7
29Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine offering, which I have commanded in my habitation; and honourest thy sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offerings of Israel my people?
29Wherefore kicke ye at my sacrifice, and at mine offering, which I haue commaunded in my habitation, and honourest thy sonnes aboue mee, to make your selues fat with the chiefest of all the offrings of Israel my people?
- 1 Samuel 2:34Rank 13 from verse 7
- Proverbs 22:15Rank 14 from verse 7
- Acts 14:22Rank 15 from verse 7
22Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.
22Confirming the soules of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, aud that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdome of God.
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Hebrews 12:7
The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.
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1. To continue, remain, last, or abide. 2. To bear, tolerate, withstand, or undergo. 3. To persevere without giving way.
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chastening
Present-participial or verbal-noun form of chasten, meaning to correct or discipline, often through reproof or suffering.
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The one true God.
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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.
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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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1. A male child or descendant. 2. One belonging to, related to, or characterized by the person, people, place, condition, or quality named.
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The objective form of who, referring to the person or persons acted upon or related to.
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Sense 1: A male parent or begetter. Sense 2: An ancestor, forefather, founder, source, originator, chief, elder, or one bearing paternal authority and care. Sense 3: God as Father, including the Father of Jesus Christ and of those described as his children.
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chasteneth
Corrects, disciplines, trains, or punishes for instruction and amendment.
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6For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
6For whome the Lord loueth hee chasteneth, and scourgeth euery sonne whom he receiueth.
7If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?
7If yee endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sonnes: for what sonne is he whom the father chasteneth not?
Selected passage8But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.
8But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sonnes.