for whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth This blessedness of being "trained by God" ("Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest O Lord, and teachest himout of thy law," Psalms 94:12) is found in many parts of Scripture. "As many as I love, I test (ἐλέγχω) and train" (paideuo), Revelation 3:19; Psalms 119:75; James 1:12.

and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth The writer follows the reading of the LXX., by a slight change in the vowel-points, for "even as a fatherto a son He is good to him."

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