Hebrews 12:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons. If ye be without, х chooris (G5565)] - wishing to be removed from it.

All - all sons: all the worthies in Hebrews 11:1-40: all the witnesses, Hebrews 12:1.

Are, х gegonasin (G1096)] - 'have been made partakers.'

Then are ye bastards - of whose education their fathers take no care; whereas every right-minded father is concerned for the moral well-being of his legitimate son. 'Since, then, not to be chastised is a mark of bastardy, we ought to rejoice in chastisement, as a mark of our genuine sonship' (Chrysostom).

Hebrews 12:8

8 But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.