Hebrews 12:11 BSB — MannaFest

Hebrews 12:11

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.

BSB

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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.

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.

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Commentary

5 voices

Thomas Aquinas

Commentary on Hebrews (1274)

681. – He continues: All discipline [chastisement] seems painful rather than pleasant; later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness [justice] to those who have been trained by it. This is the third reason, which is drawn from the benefit of the correction. But since …

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

Oecumenius

The Pseudo-Oecumenian Catena on Hebrews (550)

"to what seemed right to them."What seems good to the father does not always benefit the son: for often they teach even disgraceful arts. "however, here for our benefit." Moreover, God always seeks our effectiveness. For He does not bestow as if to receive something …

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous,.... These words anticipate an objection, taken from the grief and sorrow that comes by afflictions; and therefore how should they be for profit and advantage?

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

Now all chastening - Whether from our earthly or heavenly Father, Is for the present grievous, yet it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness - Holiness and happiness. To them that are exercised thereby - That receive this exercise as from God, and improve it according to his will.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous - It does not impart pleasure, nor is this its design. All chastisement is intended to produce pain, and the Christian is as sensitive to pain as others. His religion does not blunt his sensibilities and make him a stoic, but it rather increases his susceptibility to suffering. The Lord Jesus, probably, felt pain, reproach, and contempt more keenly than any other human being ever did; and the Christian feels the loss of a child, or physical suffering, as keenly as anyone.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

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Original language & word study

23 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
πᾶσα	pasa	All	G3956 →
δὲ	de	now	G1161 →
παιδεία	paideia	discipline	G3809 →
πρὸς	pros	for	G4314 →
μὲν	men	indeed	G3303 →
τὸ	to	those	G3588 →
παρὸν	paron	being present	G3918 →
οὐ	ou	not	G3756 →
δοκεῖ	dokei	it seems	G1380 →
χαρᾶς	charas	of joy	G5479 →
εἶναι	einai	to be	G1511 →
ἀλλὰ	alla	but	G235 →
λύπης,	lupēs	of grief,	G3077 →
ὕστερον	husteron	afterward	G5306 →
δὲ	de	however	G1161 →
καρπὸν	karpon	[the] fruit	G2590 →
εἰρηνικὸν	eirēnikon	peaceable	G1516 →
τοῖς	tois	to those	G3588 →
δι᾽	di᾽	through	G1223 →
αὐτῆς	autēs	it	G846 →
γεγυμνασμένοις	gegumnasmenois	trained	G1128 →
ἀποδίδωσιν	apodidōsin	it yields	G591 →
δικαιοσύνης.¶	dikaiosunēs	of righteousness.	G1343 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
2 Corinthians 4:17
For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.
leads to
- 1 Peter 5:10
  And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Romans 8:18
  I consider that our present sufferings are not comparable to the glory that will be revealed in us.
- Romans 5:3–5
  Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
- James 1:12
  Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.
- Hebrews 12:10–11
  Our fathers disciplined us for a short time as they thought best, but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may share in His holiness.
Through
1 Peter 1:6
In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials
leads to
- James 1:2
  Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds,
- Romans 12:12
  Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.
- Romans 5:2
  through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.

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Where the connections lead

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06About Hebrews

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Hebrews