Hebrews 12:1-11 ▼

1 Therefore, having so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us ?having thrown off every encumbrance and the easily besetting sin—let us run with patience the race lying before us;

2 looking away to the Author and Perfecter of our faith, Jesus; Who, in consideration of the joy lying before Him, endured the cross, despising shame, and hath taken a seat at the right hand of the throne of God.

3 For consider Him Who hath endured such contradiction of sinners against Himself, lest ye become weary, fainting in your souls.

4 Not yet did ye resist unto blood, contending against sin;

5 and ye have forgotten the exhortation which, indeed, reasons with you as with sons: "My son, do not lightly regard the chastening of the Lord; neither faint, when reproved by Him;

6 for whom the Lord loveth, He chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom He acknowledgeth."

7 For chastening endure ye: God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is there whom his father chastens not?

8 But, if ye are without chastisement, of which all have become partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.

9 Furthermore, we used to have the fathers of our flesh as chasteners, and we reverenced them: shall we not much rather be in subjection to the Father of our spirits, and live?

10 For they, indeed, for a few days were chastening us , according to what seemed good to them; but He for our profit, that we may partake of His holiness.

11 All chastening, indeed, for the present seems not to be joyous, but grievous; but afterward it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained thereby.