Hebrews 12:5-7

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Hebrews 12:5-8

Hebrews 12:5-8. And ye have forgotten, &c. As if he had said, If you faint it will appear you have forgotten, the exhortation Wherein God speaks to you with the utmost tenderness; as unto his own dear children, saying, My son, despise not thou Do not slight or make light of; the chastening of the Lord Do not impute it to chance or to second causes, but see and revere the hand of God in it; account it a great mercy, and improve it; nor faint, and sink, when thou art rebuked... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Hebrews 12:1-11

Discipline in the Christian life (12:1-11)The examples of true faith that the writer has just given should encourage the Jewish Christians to face their difficulties with similar perseverance. They must remove the sin that hinders, and strengthen themselves to withstand defeat. They will be encouraged to endure as they consider the sufferings that Jesus endured and the heavenly reward that he now enjoys (12:1-2).Whatever these Christians may have to endure, their sufferings are small when... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Hebrews 12:5

forgotten . Greek. eklanthanomai. Only here. exhortation . Greek. paraklesis. See Romans 12:8 and App-134 . speaketh . Greek. dialegomai. See Acts 17:2 . unto = to. children, son . Greek. huios. App-108 . despise . Greek. oligoreo. Only here. See Proverbs 3:11 , Proverbs 3:12 . chastening . Greek. paideia. See Ephesians 6:4 . LORD . App-98 . nor . Greek. mede . rebuked . Greek. elencho. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Hebrews 12:6

loveth . Greek. agapao. App-135 . See Revelation 3:19 . chasteneth Greek. paideuo. See 1 Corinthians 11:32 . scourgeth . Greek. mastigoo. See John 19:1 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Hebrews 12:7

If . Greek. ei , but the texts read eis , i.e. Ye are suffering patiently for ( eis ) discipline. dealeth . Greek. prosphero. Occurs in Hebrew twenty times; translated "offer", except here. In this verse it is passive and means to do business with, deal with. the = a. not . App-105 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Hebrews 12:5

And ye have forgotten the exhortation which reasoneth with you as with sons, My son, regard not lightly the chastening of the Lord, Nor faint when thou art reproved of him; For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, And scourges every son whom he receiveth.This quotation is from Proverbs 3:11,12, and it is here applied forcefully to all citizens of the new institution. The exhortation, in this reference, takes a new turn. He had just been speaking of the fact that they had not been required to... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Hebrews 12:7

It is for chastening that ye endure; God dealeth with you as sons; for what son is there whom his father chasteneth not?The chastening of sons by their fathers has gone out of style in the current generations; and, had these lines been addressed to the present age, they might well have been reversed, "What son is it whom his father does chasten?" Our age is the loser, however, in the abandonment of a principle old as humanity and which carries the sanction of divine approval. During a total... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Hebrews 12:6

Hebrews 12:6. For whom the Lord loveth, &c.— There seems to be a beautiful gradation in these words: to receive, here signifies to have a particular regard for. Comp. Isa 42:1 in the LXX. and see Proverbs 3:11-12. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Hebrews 12:5

5. forgotten—"utterly," so the Greek. Compare :-, in which he implies how utterly some of them had forgotten God's word. His exhortation ought to have more effect on you than the cheers and exhortations of the spectators have on the competitors striving in the games. which—Greek, "the which," of which the following is a specimen [ALFORD]. speaketh unto you—as in a dialogue or discourse, so the Greek, implying God's loving condescension (compare :-). despise not—literally, "Do not hold of... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Hebrews 12:6

6. ( :-.) and—Greek, "yea and," "and moreover"; bringing out an additional circumstance. scourgeth—which draws forth "blood" (Hebrews 12:4). receiveth—accepts. Takes to Himself as a son "in whom He delighteth" (Proverbs 3:12). read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Hebrews 12:5-8

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Hebrews 12:1-11

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Hebrews 12:5

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Hebrews 12:6

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Hebrews 12:7

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Hebrews 12:5

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Hebrews 12:7

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Hebrews 12:6

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Hebrews 12:5

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Hebrews 12:6

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