Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but raise them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

Every scripture is inspired by God and useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,

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

But if you do not experience discipline, something all sons have shared in, then you are illegitimate and are not sons.

And have you forgotten the exhortation addressed to you as sons? “My son, do not scorn the Lord’s discipline or give up when he corrects you.

Now all discipline seems painful at the time, not joyful. But later it produces the fruit of peace and righteousness for those trained by it.