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Hebrews 12

Heb. 12:5 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
ye have forgotten
eklanthanomai (Greek #1585)
to be utterly oblivious of
KJV usage: forget.
Pronounce: ek-lan-than'-om-ahee
Origin: middle voice from 1537 and 2990
the exhortation
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
paraklesis (Greek #3874)
imploration, hortation, solace
KJV usage: comfort, consolation, exhortation, intreaty.
Pronounce: par-ak'-lay-sis
Origin: from 3870
n which
hostis (Greek #3748)
which some, i.e. any that; also (definite) which same
KJV usage: X and (they), (such) as, (they) that, in that they, what(-soever), whereas ye, (they) which, who(-soever). Compare 3754.
Pronounce: hos'-tis
Origin: ἥτις (hay'-tis), and the neuter ὅτι (hot'-ee) from 3739 and 5100
speaketh
dialegomai (Greek #1256)
to say thoroughly, i.e. discuss (in argument or exhortation)
KJV usage: dispute, preach (unto), reason (with), speak.
Pronounce: dee-al-eg'-om-ahee
Origin: middle voice from 1223 and 3004
unto you
humin (Greek #5213)
to (with or by) you
KJV usage: ye, you, your(-selves).
Pronounce: hoo-min'
Origin: irregular dative case of 5210
as
hos (Greek #5613)
which how, i.e. in that manner (very variously used, as follows)
KJV usage: about, after (that), (according) as (it had been, it were), as soon (as), even as (like), for, how (greatly), like (as, unto), since, so (that), that, to wit, unto, when(-soever), while, X with all speed.
Pronounce: hoce
Origin: probably adverb of comparative from 3739
unto children
huios (Greek #5207)
a "son" (sometimes of animals), used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship
KJV usage: child, foal, son.
Pronounce: hwee-os'
Origin: apparently a primary word
, My
mou (Greek #3450)
of me
KJV usage: I, me, mine (own), my.
Pronounce: moo
Origin: the simpler form of 1700
son
huios (Greek #5207)
a "son" (sometimes of animals), used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship
KJV usage: child, foal, son.
Pronounce: hwee-os'
Origin: apparently a primary word
, despise
oligoreo (Greek #3643)
to have little regard for, i.e. to disesteem
KJV usage: despise.
Pronounce: ol-ig-o-reh'-o
Origin: from a compound of 3641 and ὤρα ("care")
not
me (Greek #3361)
(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas 3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether
KJV usage: any but (that), X forbear, + God forbid, + lack, lest, neither, never, no (X wise in), none, nor, (can-)not, nothing, that not, un(-taken), without. Often used in compounds in substantially the same relations. See also 3362, 3363, 3364, 3372, 3373, 3375, 3378.
Pronounce: may
Origin: a primary particle of qualified negation (whereas 3756 expresses an absolute denial)
thou
oligoreo (Greek #3643)
to have little regard for, i.e. to disesteem
KJV usage: despise.
Pronounce: ol-ig-o-reh'-o
Origin: from a compound of 3641 and ὤρα ("care")
the chastening
paideia (Greek #3809)
tutorage, i.e. education or training; by implication, disciplinary correction
KJV usage: chastening, chastisement, instruction, nurture.
Pronounce: pahee-di'-ah
Origin: from 3811
of the Lord
kurios (Greek #2962)
supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)
KJV usage: God, Lord, master, Sir.
Pronounce: koo'-ree-os
Origin: from κῦρος (supremacy)
, nor
mede (Greek #3366)
but not, not even; in a continued negation, nor
KJV usage: neither, nor (yet), (no) not (once, so much as).
Pronounce: may-deh'
Origin: from 3361 and 1161
faint
ekluo (Greek #1590)
to relax (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: faint.
Pronounce: ek-loo'-o
Origin: from 1537 and 3089
when thou art rebuked
elegcho (Greek #1651)
to confute, admonish
KJV usage: convict, convince, tell a fault, rebuke, reprove.
Pronounce: el-eng'-kho
Origin: of uncertain affinity
of
hupo (Greek #5259)
under, i.e. (with the genitive case) of place (beneath), or with verbs (the agency or means, through); (with the accusative case) of place (whither (underneath) or where (below) or time (when (at))
KJV usage: among, by, from, in, of, under, with. In the comparative, it retains the same general applications, especially of inferior position or condition, and specially, covertly or moderately.
Pronounce: hoop-o'
Origin: a primary preposition
him
autos (Greek #846)
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative 1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
KJV usage: her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare 848.
Pronounce: ow-tos'
Origin: from the particle αὖ (perhaps akin to the base of 109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward)
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Prov. 3:11‑12•  (Prov. 3:11‑12)

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Chastening

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Ministry on This Verse

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ye have forgotten.
Deut. 4:9‑10•  (Deut. 4:9‑10)
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Psa. 119:16,83,109•  (Psa. 119:16,83,109)
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Prov. 3:1•  (Prov. 3:1)
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Prov. 4:5•  (Prov. 4:5)
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Matt. 16:9‑10• 9{i}Do ye not yet understand nor remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many hand-baskets ye took [up]?{/i}
 10{i}nor the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took [up]?{/i} (Matt. 16:9‑10)
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Luke 24:6,8• 6He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spoke to you, being yet in Galilee,
 8And they remembered his words; (Luke 24:6,8)
the exhortation.
Heb. 12:7• 7For chastisement ye are enduring: God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son [is he] whom a father chasteneth not? (Heb. 12:7)
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Prov. 3:11‑12•  (Prov. 3:11‑12)
despise.
Job 5:17‑18•  (Job 5:17‑18)
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Job 34:31•  (Job 34:31)
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Psa. 94:12•  (Psa. 94:12)
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Psa. 118:18•  (Psa. 118:18)
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Psa. 119:75•  (Psa. 119:75)
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Jer. 31:18•  (Jer. 31:18)
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1 Cor. 11:32• 32but when judged, we are chastened by the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world. (1 Cor. 11:32)
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James 1:12• 12Blest [is] a man who endureth trial; because, having been put to the proof, he shall receive the crown of life which he promised to those that love him. (James 1:12)
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Rev. 3:19• 19I, as many as I love, rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore and repent. (Rev. 3:19)
nor faint.
Heb. 12:3‑4• 3For consider well him that endured so great contradiction by sinners against himself, that ye weary not, fainting in your souls.
 4Not yet unto blood resisted ye, wrestling against sin. (Heb. 12:3‑4)
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Josh. 7:7‑11•  (Josh. 7:7‑11)
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2 Sam. 6:7‑10•  (2 Sam. 6:7‑10)
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1 Chron. 13:9‑13•  (1 Chron. 13:9‑13)
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1 Chron. 15:12‑13•  (1 Chron. 15:12‑13)
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Psa. 6:1‑2•  (Psa. 6:1‑2)
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2 Cor. 4:8‑9• 8in everything being afflicted, yet not straitened, sorely yet not utterly perplexed,
 9persecuted yet not forsaken, cast down yet not destroyed, (2 Cor. 4:8‑9)
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2 Cor. 12:9‑10• 9and he hath said to me, My grace is sufficient for thee; for [my] power is perfected in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather boast in my weaknesses that the power of Christ may rest on me.
 10Wherefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in insults, in necessities, in persecutions, in straits for Christ; for when I am weak, then am I strong. (2 Cor. 12:9‑10)
• How often His action which calls us to suffer is to guard us from what would grieve the Holy Spirit of God, rather than because we have sinned! (“Hebrews 12:4-8” by W. Kelly)
• We must not despise it, for He does not chastise without a motive or a cause (moreover, it is God who does it); nor must we be discouraged, for He does it in love. (“Hebrews 12” by J.N. Darby)
• God knows how to unite the manifestation of the faithfulness of the new man who suffers for the Lord, with the discipline by which the flesh is mortified. (“Hebrews 12” by J.N. Darby)
• {despise} We are not, in the spirit of pride, to take the trial in a stoical way as being common to mankind; {faint} nor are we to sink under the trial in a spirit of hopeless despair. (“God's Means to Keep Us in the Path of Faith: Hebrews 12” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And ye haveh quite forgotten the exhortation which speaks to you as to sonsi: My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when reproved by him;

JND Translation Notes

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Or "And have ye?"
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See Prov. 3.11,12.

W. Kelly Translation

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And ye have quite forgotten the exhortation the which discourseth with you as sons, My son, regard not lightly Jehovah’s chastening, nor faint when reproved of him: