Hebrews 12:9 meaning and explanation

Furthermore, we have all had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we respected them. Should we not much more submit to the Father of our spirits and live?

Hebrews 12:9, Berean Standard Bible

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The writer is addressing a congregation tempted to drift, and he argues from the lesser to the greater. Every one of his readers had known an earthly father whose correction they respected.

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