5 You have forgotten the exhortation that reasons with you as to sons: »My son, do not despise regard lightly discipline from Jehovah and do not lose heart when he corrects you. (Proverbs 3:11, 12)

6 »Jehovah disciplines those he loves. In fact he scourges every son child he receives.«

7 God deals with you like children. Endure discipline instructiontraining. Who is the child whom a father does not discipline?

8 If you are without discipline, you are illegitimate children, and not sons.

9 Furthermore, we have had fathers of our flesh that corrected us, and we gave them respect. Shall we not much more be in subjection to the Father of spirits and live?