27 Bible Verses about discipline, divine

For, whom the Lord loves, he chastens, and scourges every son that he receives.

For our present light affliction works out for us an eternal fullness of glory, excelling all excellence, ls while we look not at the things that are seen, but at the things that are not seen: for the things seen are temporal; but the things not seen are eternal. #VALUE!

As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten; be zealous, therefore, and repent.

For I consider the sufferings of the present time not worthy to be compared with the glory that shall be revealed for us.

Blessed is the man that endures trial: for, being approved, he shall receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love him.

If you endure chastening, God deals with you as with sons: for what son is there whose father chastens him not?

But no chastisement seems, at the time, to be a matter of joy, but of grief: yet afterward, it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who are exercised by it.

and you have forgotten the exhortation which is addressed to you as to sons: My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when you are reproved by him.

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished for every good work.

For although I caused you sorrow by my letter, I do not regret it, though I did regret it. For I see that the same letter gave you sorrow, though but for a short time.

And, lest I should be too much exalted by the excellence of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, that I might not be too much exalted. With regard to this, I three times entreated the Lord that it might leave me; and he said to me: My grace is sufficient for you; for my power is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly, therefore, will I boast in my infirmities, that the power of the Christ may abide upon me.read more.
For this reason, I take pleasure in infirmities, in outrages, in necessities, in persecutions, in straits, for Christ's sake. For when I am weak, then am I strong.

I have foretold, and now the second time, as if I was present, though being absent, I foretell to those who have sinned, and to all others, that, if I come again, I will not spare;

and yet do not regard him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.

And if your brother sin against you, go and tell him of his fault between you and him alone; if he hear you, you have gained your brother.

in which you rejoice, though now for a little while, since it is needful, you are in sorrow under various temptations; that your faith, when proved, being much more precious than gold, which perishes though it be tried by fire, may be found to be for praise and honor and glory, at the revelation of Jesus Christ;

For the grace of God, which brings salvation to all men, has appeared, teaching us, that denying ungodliness and worldly desires, we should live soberly and righteously and godly in the present age;

It is generally reported that there is lewdness among you; and such lewdness as is not even mentioned among the Gentiles that a certain one has his father's wife. And you are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he that has done this deed might be taken from among you. For I, in deed, as absent in body, but present in spirit, have already, as if I were present, judged him that has so done this thing;read more.
in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when you and my spirit have come together, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ, that we deliver such a one over to Satan, for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus. Your boasting is not good; know you not that a little leaven leavens the whole mass? Purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new mass, as you are without leaven; for Christ, our passover, has been sacrificed for us.

And if any one obey not our word by this letter, note that man, and do not keep company with him, that he may be ashamed;

Those who sin rebuke before all, that the rest also may fear.

Sufficient for such a one is the punishment, which was inflicted by the greater number:

Brethren, if a man be overtaken in any fault, do you, who are spiritual, restore such a one in the spirit of meekness, considering yourself, lest you also be tempted.

But if he will not hear you, take with you one or two more, that, by the mouth of two or three witnesses, every word may be established.

Receive not an accusation against an old man, unless before two or three witnesses.

but being judged, we are chastened by the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world.

But if you are without chastisement, of which all are par takers, then are you bastards, and not sons.

So, then, we have had fathers of our flesh who corrected us, and we reverenced them; shall we not much rather be in subjection to the Father of our spirits, and live?

For they, indeed, for a few days, chastened us as they thought it good; but he chastens us for our profit, that we may be partakers of his holiness.