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- "Before¹ I¹ was afflictedª° I went astray:ª° but now¹ have I keptª° thy word.ª" {Psa 119:67} + "Blessedª [is] the manª whom¹ thou chastenest,ª° O LORD,ª and teachestª° him out of thy law;ª¹ ... That thou mayest give him restª° from the daysª¹ of adversity,ª until¹ the pitª be diggedª° for the wicked.ª" {Psa 94:12-13} + "By thisª therefore¹ shall the iniquityª of Jacobª be purged;ª° and this¹ [is] all¹ the fruitª to take awayª° his sin;ª when he makethª° all¹ the stonesª of the altarª as chalkstonesª¹ that are beaten in sunder,ª° the grovesª and imagesª shall not¹ stand up.ª°" {Isa 27:9} + "Butª when we are judged,ª° we are chastenedª° ofª the Lord,ª that²°¹ we should²° not²¹ be condemnedª° withª the¹ world.ª" {1Co 11:32} + "Forª they¹ verilyª forª a fewª daysª chastenedª° [us] afterª their own²¹ pleasure;ª° butª he¹ forª [our] profit,ª° that² [we] might be partakersª° of hisª holiness.ª ... Nowª noªª chasteningª forª² the¹ presentª° seemethª° to beª° joyous,ª butª grievous:ª neverthelessª afterwardª it yieldethª° the peaceableª fruitª of righteousnessª unto them which are exercisedª° thereby.ªª" {Hbr 12:10-11}
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