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So think carefully about how Jesus lived on earth. Bad people did very bad things against him, but he continued to be strong. Think about him, and then you will not become weak as Christians. You will not stop trusting God.

You have been fighting against sin in your lives. But you have not yet had to fight like that until someone killed you. God speaks to you as his children. Do not ever forget these words in the Bible that will make you strong:[a]

‘My son, when the Lord shows you what is right,
do not easily forget it.
Do not be upset when he punishes you.

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Footnotes

  1. 12:5 See Proverbs 3:11-12.

Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary(A) and lose heart.

God Disciplines His Children

In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.(B) And have you completely forgotten this word of encouragement that addresses you as a father addresses his son? It says,

“My son, do not make light of the Lord’s discipline,
    and do not lose heart(C) when he rebukes you,

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