en_tn/heb/12/09.md

How much more should we submit to the Father of spirits and live!

The author uses an exclamation to emphasize that we should obey God the Father. This can be expressed as a statement. Alternate translation: "Therefore even more so, we should obey the Father of spirits and live." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-exclamations)

the Father of spirits

This idiom contrasts with "fathers in the flesh." Alternate translation: "our spiritual Father" or "our Father in heaven" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)

and live

"so that we will live"