• Hebrews 12:5
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures

    • 5 καὶ and ἐκλέλησθε YOU have forgotten τῆς of the παρακλήσεως, encouragement, ἥτις which ὑμῖν to YOU ὡς as υἱοῖς to sons διαλέγεται, is saying itself through, Υἱέ Son μου, of me, μὴ not ὀλιγώρει be belittling παιδείας of discipline Κυρίου, of Lord, μηδὲ not-but ἐκλύου loose yourself out ὑπ’ by αὐτοῦ him ἐλεγχόμενος· being reproved;

  • Hebrews 12:5
    American Standard Version

    • 5 and ye have forgotten the exhortation which reasoneth with you as with sons, My son, regard not lightly the chastening of the Lord, Nor faint when thou art reproved of him;

  • Hebrews 12:5
    The Emphasized Bible

    • 5 And ye have quite forgotten the exhortation which indeed with you as with sons doth reason:—My son! be not slighting the discipline of the Lord, Neither be fainting when by him thou art reproved;

  • Hebrews 12:5
    King James Version

    • 5 And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:

  • Hebrews Study Notes—Chapter 12
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)

    • 12:5

      the exhortation: See study notes on Ro 12:8; 1Ti 4:13.

      that addresses you as sons: Paul here shifts from using the illustration of athletic training to that of parental training as he now quotes from Pr 3:11, 12.

      do not belittle the discipline from Jehovah: Paul admonishes the Hebrew Christians not to belittle​—that is, not to ignore, reject, or regard as unimportant​—any discipline that comes from Jehovah. The term “discipline” was often used with regard to training, correcting, and chastising children. (See study note on Eph 6:4.) In this context, all Christians are addressed as God’s children. The “discipline,” or training, mentioned here may include the challenging situations that God allows Christians to experience.​—See study note on Heb 12:7; compare study note on Jas 1:13.

      the discipline from Jehovah: In this quote from Pr 3:11, the divine name, represented by four Hebrew consonants (transliterated YHWH), occurs in the original Hebrew text. Therefore, the divine name is used here in the main text.​—See App. C1 and C2; see also study notes on 1Co 11:32; Eph 6:4.

      nor give up when you are corrected by him: Paul encourages the Hebrew Christians not to become disheartened and give up as they receive corrective discipline and training from Jehovah. (See study note on Heb 12:3; see also study note on Ga 6:9, where Paul used the same Greek word for “give up.”) As part of such correction, God may even allow his faithful servants to suffer for righteousness’ sake. However, he lovingly limits such adversity; he allows it only in order to refine and train his faithful servants.​—Heb 5:8; Jas 1:2-4; 1Pe 1:6, 7; 5:10.