Hebrews 12:6 (YLT)

Passage

for whom the Lord doth love He doth chasten, and He scourgeth every son whom He receiveth;'

Nearby Context

Hebrews 12:4 Not yet unto blood did ye resist--with the sin striving;

Hebrews 12:5 and ye have forgotten the exhortation that doth speak fully with you as with sons, `My son, be not despising chastening of the Lord, nor be faint, being reproved by Him,

Hebrews 12:6 for whom the Lord doth love He doth chasten, and He scourgeth every son whom He receiveth;'

Hebrews 12:7 if chastening ye endure, as to sons God beareth Himself to you, for who is a son whom a father doth not chasten?

Hebrews 12:8 and if ye are apart from chastening, of which all have become partakers, then bastards are ye, and not sons.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "lord", "doth", "love", "chasten", "scourgeth", and "receiveth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "lord" and "doth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "and ye have forgotten the exhortation that..." into verse 7's "if chastening ye endure as to sons...", so "lord" and "doth" belong inside that flow. In Hebrews context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "lord" and "doth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.