Hebrews 12

5 and you have *12:5 Or have you forgotten.forgotten the divine word of encouragement which is addressed to you as sons,

"My son, do not make light of the discipline of the Lord,

And do not lose heartandgive up when you are corrected by Him;

6 For the Lord disciplinesandcorrects those whom He loves,

And He punishes every son whom He receivesandwelcomes [to His heart]." [Prov 3:11, 12]

7 You must submit to [correction for the purpose of] discipline; God is dealing with you as with sons; for *12:7 Or who is a son whom.what son is there whom his father does not discipline? 8 Now if you are exempt from correction and without discipline, in which all [of God’s children] share, then you are illegitimate children and not sons [at all]. 9 Moreover, we have had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we submitted and respected them [for training us]; shall we not much more willingly submit to the Father of *12:9 The meaning seems to be that God is the Father of that which is spiritual as well as that which is physical.spirits, and live [by learning from His discipline]? 10 For our earthly fathers disciplined us for only a short time as seemed best to them; but He disciplines us for our good, so that we may share His holiness. 11 For the time being no discipline brings joy, but seems sad and painful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness [right standing with God and a lifestyle and attitude that seeks conformity to God’s will and purpose].