Then said the LORD unto me,
You have well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it.
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Didascalia Apostolorum
AD 230
Now our rod is the Word of God, Jesus Christ, as Jeremiah saw him as an almond rod. So everyone that spares his son a word of rebuke hates his son. Therefore teach your sons the word of the Lord. Punish them with lashes. Subdue them by your word of religion from their youth.