Hebrews 12:11

9 Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?

10 For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.

Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.

12 Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees;

13 And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
No discipline seems enjoyable at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it yields a harvest of righteousness and peace to those who have been trained by it.
KJV
Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.
WEB
All chastening seems for the present to be not joyous but grievous; yet afterward it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.
ASV
All chastening seemeth for the present to be not joyous but grievous; yet afterward it yieldeth peaceable fruit unto them that have been exercised thereby, [even the fruit] of righteousness.
DARBY
But no chastening at the time seems to be [matter] of joy, but of grief; but afterwards yields [the] peaceful fruit of righteousness to those exercised by it.
BLB
And all discipline indeed for the present does not seem to be of joy, but of grief; but afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those having been trained by it.
ÅB
All tukt synes vel, mens den står på, ikke å være til glede, men til sorg; men siden gir den dem som derved er blitt oppøvd, rettferdighets salige frukt.
OTB
Ingen tukt synes å være til glede i øyeblikket, men smertefull. Men senere gir den en høst av rettferdighet og fred for dem som er blitt opplært ved den.
B1930
All tukt synes vel, mens den står på, ikke å være til glede, men til sorg; men siden gir den dem som derved er blitt opøvd, rettferdighets salige frukt.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Romans 5:3–5

    And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;

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  • 2 Corinthians 4:17

    For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;

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  • Hebrews 12:5–6

    And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:

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  • 1 Peter 1:6

    Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:

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  • Hebrews 12:10

    For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.

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  • Psalms 118:18

    The LORD hath chastened me sore: but he hath not given me over unto death.

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  • Isaiah 32:17

    And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.

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  • James 3:17–18

    But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

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