Deuteronomy 8:5
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5 So you must know in your heart that, even as a man disciplines his son, so the Lord, your God, disciplines you.(A)
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Tobit 12:14
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14 I was sent to put you to the test. At the same time, however, God sent me to heal you and your daughter-in-law Sarah.
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Psalm 94:12
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Proverbs 3:11-12
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11 The discipline of the Lord, my son, do not spurn;(A)
do not disdain his reproof;
12 [a]For whom the Lord loves he reproves,
as a father, the son he favors.(B)
Footnotes
- 3:12 One might be tempted to judge the quality of one’s relationship to God by one’s prosperity. It is an inadequate criterion, for God as a teacher might go counter to student expectations. The discipline of God can involve suffering.
Wisdom 3:4-6
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4 For if to others, indeed, they seem punished,
yet is their hope full of immortality;
5 Chastised a little, they shall be greatly blessed,
because God tried them
and found them worthy of himself.(A)
6 As gold in the furnace, he proved them,
and as sacrificial offerings[a] he took them to himself.(B)
Footnotes
- 3:6 Offerings: the image is that of the burnt offering, in which the victim is completely consumed by fire.
Ben Sira 2:1-6
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Chapter 2
Trust in God
1 My child, when you come to serve the Lord,[a]
prepare yourself for trials.(A)
2 Be sincere of heart and steadfast,
and do not be impetuous in time of adversity.
3 Cling to him, do not leave him,
that you may prosper in your last days.
4 Accept whatever happens to you;
in periods of humiliation be patient.
5 For in fire gold is tested,
and the chosen, in the crucible of humiliation.(B)
6 Trust in God, and he will help you;
make your ways straight and hope in him.
Footnotes
- 2:1–11 Serving the Lord is not without its trials (v. 1); but no matter what happens, the genuine believer will remain sincere, steadfast, and faithful (vv. 2–3). Misfortune and humiliation are means of purification to prove one’s worth (vv. 4–5). Ben Sira believed that patience and unwavering trust in God are ultimately rewarded with the benefits of God’s mercy and of lasting joy (vv. 6–11).
Hebrews 12:5-6
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5 You have also forgotten the exhortation addressed to you as sons:
“My son, do not disdain the discipline of the Lord(A)
or lose heart when reproved by him;
6 for whom the Lord loves, he disciplines;
he scourges every son he acknowledges.”
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