Hebrews 12:7
Hebrews · New Testament · Chapter 12
“If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?”Hebrews 12:7
What Does Hebrews 12:7 Mean?
Hebrews 12:7 is found in the book of Hebrews, chapter 12, verse 7 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 19 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Family.
Cross-References (19)
These passages are connected to Hebrews 12:7 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Deuteronomy 8:5“Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the LORD thy God chasteneth thee.”Proverbs 19:18“Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.”Proverbs 13:24“He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.”Ephesians 6:4“And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.”1 Peter 1:6“Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:”Proverbs 29:15“The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.”Hebrews 12:6“For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.”Proverbs 29:17“Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.”Proverbs 23:13“Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.”2 Samuel 7:14“I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:”Job 34:31“Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more:”Hebrews 12:5“And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:”1 Samuel 3:13“For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not.”1 Kings 2:24“Now therefore, as the LORD liveth, which hath established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who hath made me an house, as he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death this day.”1 Samuel 2:29“Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine offering, which I have commanded in my habitation; and honourest thy sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offerings of Israel my people?”1 Samuel 2:34“And this shall be a sign unto thee, that shall come upon thy two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas; in one day they shall die both of them.”1 Kings 1:6“And his father had not displeased him at any time in saying, Why hast thou done so? and he also was a very goodly man; and his mother bare him after Absalom.”Proverbs 22:15“Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.”Acts 14:22“Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.”
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