Hebrews 12:8

12:8 But if you do not experience discipline, ¹  something all sons ²  have shared in, then you are illegitimate and are not sons.

Hebrews 11:21

11:21 By faith Jacob, as he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph and worshiped as he leaned on his staff. ³ 

Hebrews 12:7

12:7 Endure your suffering ⁴  as discipline; ⁵  God is treating you as sons. For what son is there that a father does not discipline?

Hebrews 2:10

2:10 For it was fitting for him, for whom and through whom all things exist, ⁶  in bringing many sons to glory, to make the pioneer ⁷  of their salvation perfect through sufferings.

Hebrews 12:5

12:5 And have you forgotten the exhortation addressed to you as sons?

“My son, do not scorn ⁸  the Lord’s discipline

or give up when he corrects ⁹  you.

Hebrews 7:5

7:5 And those of the sons of Levi who receive the priestly office ¹⁰  have authorization according to the law to collect a tithe from the people, that is, from their fellow countrymen, ¹¹  although they too are descendants of Abraham. ¹² 

Hebrews 11:20

11:20 By faith also Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning the future.

Hebrews 11:22

11:22 By faith Joseph, at the end of his life, ¹³  mentioned the exodus of the sons of Israel ¹⁴  and gave instructions about his burial. ¹⁵ 

Hebrews 11:28

11:28 By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, ¹⁶  so that the one who destroyed the firstborn would not touch them.

[12:8]  ¹ tn Grk “you are without discipline.”

[12:8]  ² tn Grk “all”; “sons” is implied by the context.

[11:21]  ³ tn Grk “worshiped on the top of his staff,” a quotation from Gen 47:31 (LXX).

[12:7]  ⁵ tn Grk “endure,” with the object (“your suffering”) understood from the context.

[12:7]  ⁶ tn Or “in order to become disciplined.”

[2:10]  ⁷ tn Grk “for whom are all things and through whom are all things.”

[2:10]  ⁸ sn The Greek word translated pioneer is used of a “prince” or leader, the representative head of a family. It also carries nuances of “trailblazer,” one who breaks through to new ground for those who follow him. It is used some thirty-five times in the Greek OT and four times in the NT, always of Christ (Acts 3:15; 5:31; Heb 2:10; 12:2).

[12:5]  ⁹ tn Or “disregard,” “think little of.”

[12:5]  ¹⁰ tn Or “reproves,” “rebukes.” The Greek verb ἐλέγχω (elencw) implies exposing someone’s sin in order to bring correction.

[7:5]  ¹¹ tn Or “the priesthood.”

[7:5]  ¹² tn Grk “from their brothers.” See BDAG 18-19 s.v. ἀδελφός 2.b.

[7:5]  ¹³ tn Grk “have come from the loins of Abraham.”

[11:22]  ¹³ tn Grk “coming to an end,” “dying.”

[11:22]  ¹⁴ sn Joseph’s prophecy about the exodus of the sons of Israel is found in Gen 50:24.

[11:22]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “about his bones,” which refers by metonymy to the disposition of his bones, i.e., his burial.

[11:28]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “the pouring out of the blood.”