Accepting Correction

1 Therefore let us also intercede for those who are in any transgression, that forbearance and humility may be given them, so that they may yield not to us, but to the will of God. For in this way the compassionate remembrance of them before God and the saints will be fruitful for them, and perfect. 2 Let us accept discipline, which no one should resent, dear friends. The correction we give one another is good and extremely useful; for it joins us to the will of God. 3 For thus says the holy word; “The Lord has indeed disciplined me, and has not handed me over to death.” 4 “For the Lord corrects the one He loves, and disciplines every son He receives.”⁠a 5 For the righteous, it is said, shall discipline me in mercy and shall correct me, but let the mercy of sinners not anoint my head. 6 And again He says; “Blessed is the man whom the Lord has corrected,⁠b and do not refuse the warning of the Almighty. For He causes pain, and He restores.” 7 “He has struck, and His hands have healed.” 8 “Six times He shall rescue you from afflictions and at the seventh no evil shall touch you.” 9 “In famine He shall deliver you from death, and in war He shall release you from the arm of the sword.” 10 “And He shall hide you from cruel words, and you shall not be afraid when evils approach.” 11 “You shall laugh at the unrighteous and wicked, and you shall not be afraid of the wild beasts.” 12 “For wild beasts shall be at peace with you.” 13 “Then you shall know that your house shall be at peace: and the dwelling of your tent shall not fail.” 14 “and you shall know that your descendants are many, and your children like the abundant grass of the field.” 15 “And you shall come to the grave as ripe grain reaped in due season, or as the heap of the threshing floor gathered together at the right time.” 16 You see, dear friends, how great a protection there is for those who are disciplined by the Master: for, being a kind father, He disciplines us so that we may obtain mercy through His holy discipline.