16 For I will (A)not contend forever,
(B)Nor will I always be angry;
For the spirit would grow faint before Me,
And the (C)breath of those whom I have made.

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16 I will not accuse(A) them forever,
    nor will I always be angry,(B)
for then they would faint away because of me—
    the very people(C) I have created.

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16 For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls which I have made.

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Furthermore, we had [a]earthly fathers to discipline us, and we (A)respected them; shall we not much more be subject to (B)the Father of [b]spirits, and (C)live?

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 12:9 Lit fathers of our flesh
  2. Hebrews 12:9 Or our spirits

Moreover, we have all had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them for it. How much more should we submit to the Father of spirits(A) and live!(B)

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Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?

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