Hebrews 12:10
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Our fathers disciplined us for a short time as they thought best, but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may share in His holiness.”
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“Our fathers disciplined us for a short time as they thought best, but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may share in His holiness.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“for they, indeed, for a few days, according to what seemed good to them, were chastening, but He for profit, to be partakers of His separation;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Hebrews 12:10 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Leviticus 11:44For I am the LORD your God; consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be holy, because I am holy. You must not defile yourselves by any creature that crawls along the ground.
- Leviticus 19:2“Speak to the whole congregation of Israel and tell them: Be holy because I, the LORD your God, am holy.
- Ruth 1:3Then Naomi’s husband Elimelech died, and she was left with her two sons,
- Psalms 17:15As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied in Your presence.
- Ezekiel 36:25I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols.
- Ephesians 4:24and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
- Ephesians 5:26to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,
- Colossians 1:22But now He has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy, unblemished, and blameless in His presence—
- Titus 2:14He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.
- Hebrews 12:5And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you.
- 1 Peter 1:15But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do,
- 1 Peter 2:5you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
- 1 Peter 2:9But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
- 2 Peter 1:4Through these He has given us His precious and magnificent promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, now that you have escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.
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