[a]And ye have forgotten the consolation, which speaketh unto you as unto children, (A)My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord, neither faint when thou art rebuked of him.

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 12:5 Secondly, because they are testimony of his fatherly good will toward us, insomuch that they show themselves to be bastards, which cannot abide to be chastened of God.

And have you completely forgotten this word of encouragement that addresses you as a father addresses his son? It says,

“My son, do not make light of the Lord’s discipline,
    and do not lose heart(A) when he rebukes you,

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19 As many as I love, (A)I rebuke and chasten: be [a]zealous therefore and amend.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 3:19 Zeal is set against them which are neither hot nor cold.

19 Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline.(A) So be earnest and repent.(B)

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