Hebrews 12:10

Hebrews 12:10

8 But if you are without chastening, ^aof which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate and not sons.

9 Furthermore, we have had human fathers who corrected us, and we paid them respect. Shall we not much more readily be in subjection to ^athe Father of spirits and live?

10 For they indeed for a few days chastened us as seemed best to them, but He for our profit, ^athat we may be partakers of His holiness.

11 Now no¹ chastening seems to be joyful for the present, but painful; nevertheless, afterward it yields ^athe peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.

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12 Therefore ^astrengthen the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees,

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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They (oi men). Demonstrative oi in contrast (men).

Chastened (epaideuon). Imperfect active, used to chasten.

As seemed good to them (kata to dokoun autoiv). "According to the thing seeming good to them." Dokoun is present active neuter singular articular participle of dokew.

But he (o de). Demonstrative with de vs. men.

For our profit (epi to sumferon). Present active articular neuter singular participle of sumferw, to bear together as in I Corinthians 12:7.

That we may be partakers (eiv to metalabein). Articular second aorist active infinitive of metalambanw with eiv for purpose, "for the partaking."

Of his holiness (thv agiothtov autou). Genitive with metalabein (to share in). Rare word, in N.T. only here and II Corinthians 1:12.

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