Hebrews 13:19

13:19 I especially ask you to pray ¹  that I may be restored to you very soon.

Hebrews 12:7

12:7 Endure your suffering ²  as discipline; ³  God is treating you as sons. For what son is there that a father does not discipline?

Hebrews 13:22

13:22 Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, ⁴  bear with my message of exhortation, for in fact I have written to you briefly.

Hebrews 12:5

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

“My son, do not scorn ⁵  the Lord’s discipline

or give up when he corrects ⁶  you.

Hebrews 13:7

13:7 Remember your leaders, who spoke God’s message to you; reflect on the outcome of their lives and imitate their faith.

Hebrews 13:17

13:17 Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they keep watch over your souls and will give an account for their work. ⁷  Let them do this ⁸  with joy and not with complaints, for this would be no advantage for you.

[13:19]  ¹ tn Grk “I urge you to do this all the more.”

[12:7]  ² tn Grk “endure,” with the object (“your suffering”) understood from the context.

[12:7]  ³ tn Or “in order to become disciplined.”

[13:22]  ³ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 2:11.

[12:5]  ⁴ tn Or “disregard,” “think little of.”

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

[13:17]  ⁵ tn Or “as ones who will give an account”; Grk “as giving an account.”

[13:17]  ⁶ tn Grk “that they may do this.”