Hebrews 12:8
“But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
But if ye be without chastisement,.... Or have no affliction:
whereof all are partakers; that is, all the children of…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
But if ye be without chastisement - If you never meet with anything that is adapted to correct your faults; to subdue…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Then are ye bastards - This proceeds on the general fact, that bastards are neglected in their manners and education;…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Hebrews 12:4-17
Here the apostle presses the exhortation to patience and perseverance by an argument taken from the gentle measure and…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
whereof all are partakers He speaks of God's blessed and disciplinary chastisement as a gift in which all His sons have…