Hebrews 12:10,Job 23:10,Philippians 3:7,Romans 8:17

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 12:1-11

1-11 The persevering obedience of faith in Christ, was the race set before the Hebrews, wherein they must either win the crown of glory, or have everlasting misery for their portion; and it is set before us. By the sin that does so easily beset us, understand that sin to which we are most prone, or to which we are most exposed, from habit, age, or circumstances. This is a most important exhortation; for while a man's darling sin, be it what it will, remains unsubdued, it will hinder him from... read more

Frank Binford Hole

F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - Hebrews 12:1-99

Hebrews 12 THE OPENING WORDS of chapter 12 bring us face to face with the application to ourselves of all that has preceded in chapter 11. All these Old Testament heroes of faith are so many witnesses to us of its virtue and energy. They urge us on that we may run the race of faith in our day, even as they did in days before ours. In 1Co 9.0 Christian service is spoken of under the figure of a race; here Christian life is the point in question. It is a figure very much to the point since a... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Hebrews 12:9-13

The object of God's chastening: v. 9. Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence; shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits and live? v. 10. For they, verily, for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure, but He for our profit, that we might be partakers of His holiness. v. 11. Now, no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous; nevertheless, afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Hebrews 12:4-13

IITheir sufferings are profitable chastisements of the paternal love of GodHebrews 12:4-134 Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin. 5And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children [sons], My son, despise not thou [make not light of] the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou are rebuked [while being probed, corrected, ἐλεγχόμενος] of [by] him; 6For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. 7If ye... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Hebrews 12:10

Hebrews A FATHER’S DISCIPLINE Heb_12:10 FEW words of Scripture have been oftener than these laid as a healing balm on wounded hearts. They may be long unnoticed on the page, like a lighthouse in calm sunshine, but sooner or later the stormy night falls, and then the bright beam flashes out and is welcome. They go very deep into the meaning of life as discipline; they tell us how much better God’s discipline is than that of the most loving and wise of parents, and they give that superiority... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Hebrews 12:9-17

Endure Chastening; Seek Holiness Hebrews 12:9-17 If we are God’s children, we will not look on suffering as a punishment. Chastening it may be, but not the penalty of sin. It is administered by our Father. Don’t look at the intermediary links in the chain, but remember that Satan could not go beyond the Father’s limit in the case of Balaam or Job. See Numbers 22:31 ; Job 2:6 . It is only for the present; it will soon be over; it is intended to free us of dross and is therefore to profit; it... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Hebrews 12:1-29

After this rapid survey of the past, the writer makes his great appeal. It is that we "consider Him" who is "the Author and Perfecter of faith." The final appeals of the Epistle fall into four sections. In the first two the causes of weakening faith are recognized (verses Heb 12:4-17 ). In the third we have an epitomized statement of the arguments of encouragement (verses Heb 12:18-24 ), and, finally, we have the last appeal and warning (verses Heb 12:25-29 ). Dealing with their suffering,... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 12:5-11

They Are Not To Forget That Chastening Is Good When It Is At The Hand Of A Loving Father (Hebrews 12:5-11 ). And in as far as they are called on to suffer affliction and tribulation, to experience discomfort, hardships and deprivation, they are to consider what God’s purpose is in such things. They are to recognise that they are actually for their benefit. For tribulation produces patient endurance, and patient endurance produces experience, and experience produces hope, and all this results... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 12:10

‘For they indeed for a few days chastened us as seemed good to them; but he for our profit, that we may be partakers of his holiness.’ This contrast confirms the contrast in Hebrews 12:9. If we remember back to the earthly chastening of our parents we will remember that it was only temporary, ‘for a few days’. And while they chastened us in the way that they thought best, they may well sometimes have been wrong. But with our heavenly Father we can be sure that any chastening is solely for our... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 12:3-13

Hebrews 12:3-1 Chronicles : . With the example of Christ before them the readers are to show more constancy under their own sufferings. They are to think of Him whose life was so thwarted by wicked men, and thus nerve themselves to strength and patience ( Hebrews 12:3). What is their struggle compared to that of Jesus? They have not yet been called on to venture their lives in the battle for righteousness, and under such sufferings as have been laid on them they have given way, forgetting... read more

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 12:1-11

F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - Hebrews 12:1-99

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Hebrews 12:9-13

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Hebrews 12:4-13

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Hebrews 12:10

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Hebrews 12:9-17

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Hebrews 12:1-29

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 12:5-11

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 12:10

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 12:3-13

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