For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but He for our profit, that we might be partakers of His holiness.
For they indeed for a few days chastened us as seemed best to them, but He for our profit, that we may be partakers of His holiness.
For they disciplined (were disciplining) us for a short time as seemed best to them, but He disciplines us for our good, that we may share His holiness.
Our fathers disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, that we may share in His holiness.
For [our earthly fathers] disciplined us for only a short period of time and chastised us as seemed proper and good to them; but He disciplines us for our certain good, that we may become sharers in His own holiness.
For on the one hand, they disciplined, corrected, and guided us for a few days upon the basis of that which seemed good to them, but He disciplines, corrects, and guides us for our profit, to the end that we might partake of His holiness.
For our fathers used to correct us according to their own ideas during the brief days of childhood. But God corrects us for our own benefit, so that we may share in His holiness.
For they disciplined us only a short time, as it seemed proper to them; but He does it for our good, in order that we may share His holy character.
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