Hebrews 12:6-11

6For athe Lord disciplines the one he loves,
and chastises every son whom he receives.”
7It is for discipline that you have to endure. bGod is treating you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline? 8If you are left without discipline, cin which all have participated, then you are illegitimate children and not sons. 9Besides this, we have had earthly fathers who disciplined us and we respected them. Shall we not much more be subject to dthe Father of spirits eand live? 10For they disciplined us for a short time as it seemed best to them, but he disciplines us for our good, fthat we may share his holiness. 11 gFor the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields hthe peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.

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