Discovery BoxHebrews 11:21-22 
Context11:21 By faith Jacob, as he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph and worshiped as he leaned on his staff. 1 11:22 By faith Joseph, at the end of his life, 2 mentioned the exodus of the sons of Israel 3 and gave instructions about his burial. 4
Hebrews 12:5
Context12:5 And have you forgotten the exhortation addressed to you as sons?
“My son, do not scorn 5 the Lord’s discipline
or give up when he corrects 6 you.
Hebrews 12:7
Context12:7 Endure your suffering 7 as discipline; 8 God is treating you as sons. For what son is there that a father does not discipline?
1 tn Grk “worshiped on the top of his staff,” a quotation from Gen 47:31 (LXX).
2 tn Grk “coming to an end,” “dying.”
3 sn Joseph’s prophecy about the exodus of the sons of Israel is found in Gen 50:24.
4 tn Grk “about his bones,” which refers by metonymy to the disposition of his bones, i.e., his burial.
sn The instructions about his burial are recorded in Gen 50:25.
5 tn Or “disregard,” “think little of.”
6 tn Or “reproves,” “rebukes.” The Greek verb ἐλέγχω (elencw) implies exposing someone’s sin in order to bring correction.
7 tn Grk “endure,” with the object (“your suffering”) understood from the context.
8 tn Or “in order to become disciplined.”
