Hebrews 12:7

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

It is for chastening that ye endure; God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is there whom [his] father chasteneth not?

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Εἰ παιδείαν ὑπομένετε, ὡς υἱοῖς ὑμῖν προσφέρεται ὁ Θεός· τίς γὰρ ἐστιν υἱὸς ὃν οὐ παιδεύει πατήρ;

Transliteration

If paideian hypomenete, as huiois to you prospheretai the Theos; who for is huios whom not paideuei patēr?

Grammar Details

*paideian*: noun, accusative, singular, feminine - discipline/training/instruction
*hypomenete*: verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural - you endure/bear/persevere
*huiois*: noun, dative, plural, masculine - to sons
*prospheretai*: verb, present middle/passive indicative, 3rd person singular - deals with/treats/behaves toward
*Theos*: noun, nominative, singular, masculine - God
*huios*: noun, nominative, singular, masculine - son
*paideuei*: verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular - disciplines/trains/instructs
*patēr*: noun, nominative, singular, masculine - father

Word Meanings

*hypomenete*: you endure/bear/persevere/remain under
*prospheretai*: deals with/treats/behaves toward/offers himself to
*paideuei*: disciplines/trains/instructs/chastens

ℹ️

About this Translation

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

🎯 Translation Approach

A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

Word-for-word

5/5

Readability

2/5

💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

✅ Strengths

High fidelity to original languages
Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

👥 Who is this for?

Ideal for

Pastors and teachers
Seminary students
Serious Bible students
Readers conducting word studies
Those referencing Hebrew/Greek tools

Consider alternatives for

Casual readers
Children and early teens
ESL learners seeking simple English
Readers preferring contemporary language

🔄 Compare with

ESVNIVCSBNLTNASBNET

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

Prov 19:18 : 18 Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope; And set not thy heart on his destruction.
Prov 13:24 : 24 He that spareth his rod hateth his son; But he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
Prov 29:15 : 15 The rod and reproof give wisdom; But a child left to himself causeth shame to his mother.
Deut 8:5 : 5 And thou shalt consider in thy heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so Jehovah thy God chasteneth thee.
Prov 29:17 : 17 Correct thy son, and he will give thee rest; Yea, he will give delight unto thy soul.
Prov 23:13-14 : 13 Withhold not correction from the child; [For] if thou beat him with the rod, he will not die. 14 Thou shalt beat him with the rod, And shalt deliver his soul from Sheol.
Acts 14:22 : 22 confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that through many tribulations we must enter into the kingdom of God.
1 Sam 2:29 : 29 Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine offering, which I have commanded in my habitation, and honorest thy sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offerings of Israel my people?
1 Sam 2:34 : 34 And this shall be the sign unto thee, that shall come upon thy two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas: in one day they shall die both of them.
1 Sam 3:13 : 13 For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever, for the iniquity which he knew, because his sons did bring a curse upon themselves, and he restrained them not.
2 Sam 7:14 : 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;
1 Kgs 1:6 : 6 And his father had not displeased him at any time in saying, Why hast thou done so? and he was also a very goodly man; and he was born after Absalom.
1 Kgs 2:24-25 : 24 Now therefore as Jehovah liveth, who hath established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who hath made me a house, as he promised, surely Adonijah shall be put to death this day. 25 And king Solomon sent by Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him, so that he died.
Job 34:31-32 : 31 For hath any said unto God, I have borne [chastisement], I will not offend [any more]: 32 That which I see not teach thou me: If I have done iniquity, I will do it no more?
Prov 22:15 : 15 Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; [But] the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Heb 12:4-6
3 verses
90%
4Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin:
5and 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;
6For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, And scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
Heb 12:8-11
4 verses
90%
8But if ye are without chastening, whereof all have been made partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.
9Furthermore, {G3303} we had the fathers of our flesh to chasten us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?
10For 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.
11{G1161} {G3303} All chastening seemeth for the present to be not joyous but grievous; yet afterward it yieldeth peaceable fruit unto them that have been exercised thereby, {G1223} [even the fruit] of righteousness.
Prov 3:11-12
2 verses
83%
11My son, despise not the chastening of Jehovah; Neither be weary of his reproof:
12For whom Jehovah loveth he reproveth; Even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
Deut 8:5
80%
5And thou shalt consider in thy heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so Jehovah thy God chasteneth thee.
Prov 13:24
77%
24He that spareth his rod hateth his son; But he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
2 Sam 7:14
77%
14I 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;
Deut 21:18-19
2 verses
77%
18If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, that will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and, though they chasten him, will not hearken unto them;
19then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place;
Prov 23:13-14
2 verses
76%
13Withhold not correction from the child; [For] if thou beat him with the rod, he will not die.
14Thou shalt beat him with the rod, And shalt deliver his soul from Sheol.
Job 5:17
76%
17Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: Therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty.
Prov 19:18
76%
18Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope; And set not thy heart on his destruction.
Ps 94:12
75%
12Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Jehovah, And teachest out of thy law;
Eph 6:4
74%
4And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but nurture them in the chastening and admonition of the Lord.
Rev 3:19
73%
19As many as I love, I reprove and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
Gal 4:7
73%
7So that thou art no longer a bondservant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir {G2316} through God.
1 Cor 11:32
72%
32But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world.
Prov 13:1
72%
1A wise son [heareth] his father's instruction; But a scoffer heareth not rebuke.
Prov 29:17
71%
17Correct thy son, and he will give thee rest; Yea, he will give delight unto thy soul.
Prov 4:1
71%
1Hear, [my] sons, the instruction of a father, And attend to know understanding:
1 Cor 4:14
71%
14I write not these things to shame you, but to admonish you as my beloved children.
Prov 17:25
70%
25A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her that bare him.
Prov 22:6
70%
6Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it.
Rom 8:14
70%
14For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.
1 Pet 1:17
70%
17And if ye call on him as Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to each man's work, pass the time of your sojourning in fear:
1 Pet 2:20
69%
20For what glory is it, if, when ye sin, and are buffeted [for it], ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer [for it], ye shall take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.
Lev 26:28
69%
28then I will walk contrary unto you in wrath; and I also will chastise you seven times for your sins.
Prov 1:8
69%
8My son, hear the instruction of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:
Job 8:4
69%
4If thy children have sinned against him, And he hath delivered them into the hand of their transgression;
Heb 3:7
69%
7Wherefore, even as the Holy Spirit saith, To-day if ye shall hear his voice,
1 Pet 4:12
69%
12Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial among you, which cometh upon you to prove you, as though a strange thing happened unto you:
Ps 94:10
69%
10He that chastiseth the nations, shall not he correct, [Even] he that teacheth man knowledge?
Lev 26:18
69%
18And if ye will not yet for these things hearken unto me, then I will chastise you seven times more for your sins.
Prov 19:26
68%
26He that doeth violence to his father, and chaseth away his mother, Is a son that causeth shame and bringeth reproach.
Heb 12:17
68%
17For ye know that even when he afterward desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected; for he found no place for a change of mind [in his father], though he sought it diligently with tears.
Col 3:21
68%
21Fathers, provoke not your children, that they be not discouraged.
Heb 6:7
68%
7For the land which hath drunk the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them {G2532} for whose sake it is also tilled, receiveth blessing from God:
Heb 5:8
68%
8though he was a Son, yet learned obedience by the things which he suffered;
1 Kgs 12:11
68%
11And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
2 Thess 1:5
68%
5[None which is] a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God; to the end that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer:
1 Pet 1:6
68%
6Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, ye have been put to grief in manifold trials,
1 Thess 2:11
68%
11as ye know how we [dealt with] each one of you, as a father with his own children, exhorting you, and encouraging [you], and testifying,
Prov 22:15
68%
15Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; [But] the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
Rom 8:17
68%
17and if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with [him], that we may be also glorified with [him].