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Berean Standard Bible

“Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?”

Hebrews 12:7

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After the call to run the race with perseverance, the author discusses hardship as discipline. He quotes a proverb about not losing heart when the Lord corrects.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?

World English Bible (WEB)

It is for discipline that you endure. God deals with you as with children, for what son is there whom his father doesn’t discipline?

King James Version (KJV)

If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?

American Standard Version (ASV)

It is for chastening that ye endure; God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is there whom [his] father chasteneth not?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

It is for your training that you undergo these things; God is acting to you as a father does to his sons; for what son does not have punishment from his father?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

if chastening you endure, as to sons God bears Himself to you, for who is a son whom a father does not chasten?

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Si sufrís el castigo, Dios se os presenta como á hijos; porque ¿qué hijo es aquel á quien el padre no castiga?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Lo que ustedes están sufriendo es para disciplinarlos, pues Dios los está tratando como a hijos.

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