KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Hebrews 12:8 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Greek | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Greek word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Greek word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “But” | δὲ | But, and, etc | But |
| “if” | εἰ | If, whether, that, etc | if |
| “ye be” | ἐστε | Ye are | ye be |
| “without” | χωρίς | At a space, i.e., separately or apart from (often as preposition) | without |
| “chastisement,” | παιδείας | Tutorage, i.e., education or training; by implication, disciplinary correction | chastisement |
| “whereof” | ἧς | The relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that | whereof |
| “all” | πάντες | All, any, every, the whole | all |
| “are” | γεγόνασιν | To cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e., (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.) | are |
| “partakers,” | μέτοχοι | Participant, i.e., (as noun) a sharer; by implication, an associate | partakers |
| “then” | ἄρα | A particle denoting an inference more or less decisive (as follows) | then |
| “are ye” | ἐστε | Ye are | are |
| “bastards,” | νόθοι | A spurious or illegitimate son | bastards |
| “and” | καὶ | And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words | and |
| “not” | οὐχ | The absolute negative (compare G3361) adverb; no or not | not |
| “sons.” | υἱοί | A "son" (sometimes of animals), used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship | sons |
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6 For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
7 If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?
8 But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.
9 Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?
10 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.
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