12:7 Endure your suffering 3 as discipline; 4 God is treating you as sons. For what son is there that a father does not discipline?
1 tn This probably refers to the righteous rule of David and others. But it could be more general and mean “did what was righteous.”
2 tn Grk “obtained promises,” referring to the things God promised, not to the pledges themselves.
sn Gained what was promised. They saw some of God’s promises fulfilled, even though the central promise remained unfulfilled until Christ came (cf. vv. 39-40).
3 tn Grk “endure,” with the object (“your suffering”) understood from the context.
4 tn Or “in order to become disciplined.”