unfoldingWord_en_tn/heb/12/07.md

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# Endure suffering as discipline
"Understand that during suffering God teaches us discipline"
# God deals with you as with sons
This compares God disciplining his people to a father disciplining his sons. You can state clearly the understood information. Alternate translation: "God deals with you the same way a father deals with his sons" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])
# sons ... son
All occurrences of these words may be stated to include males and females. Alternate translation: "children ... child" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-gendernotations]])
# what son is there whom his father does not discipline?
The author makes the point throught this question that every good father disciplines his children. This can be expressed as a statement. Alternate translation: "every father disciplines his children!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])