For whom the Lord loveth, &c.— There seems to be a beautiful gradation in these words: to receive, here signifies to have a particular regard for. Comp. Isaiah 42:1 in the LXX. and see Proverbs 3:11-12.
Related Commentaries of Hebrews 12:6
Hebrews 12:6
6 For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.