Hebrews 12:7
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?”
πατήρ
When Jesus teaches His disciples to pray, He begins with the most radical word imaginable — Father. In the ancient world, approaching God as Father was almost unthinkable. Jesus opens the door and says: this is how you come. Not as a subject before a king. As a child before a Father who already knows what you need.
παιδεύω
disciplines
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παιδεύω
To train, to discipline, to educate. Paideuo. The Lord disciplines those He loves. Discipline is evidence of love not absence of it. God trains those He has chosen for greatness.
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υἱός
son is there
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υἱός
Son, descendant, one sharing the nature of. Huios. You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Sonship through faith is the highest status available to a human being.
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παιδεία
discipline
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παιδεία
The training of a child, discipline, instruction. The Lord disciplines those He loves. Discipline is not punishment. It is the training of someone God intends to use greatly.
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θεός
God;
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θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
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ὅς
whom
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ὅς
Who, which, that, the one who. He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. God finishes what He starts.
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ὑπομένω
endure,
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ὑπομένω
to stay under (behind), i.e. remain; figuratively, to undergo, i.e. bear (trials), have fortitude, persevere
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τίς
what
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τίς
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
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προσφέρω
is treating
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προσφέρω
to bear towards, i.e. lead to, tender (especially to God), treat
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