⁵ 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 when he rebukes you,
⁶ because the Lord disciplines the one he loves,
and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son.”
⁷ Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children. For what children are not disciplined by their father?
Hebrews 12:3, 5-7 (NIV)