Hebrews 12:11

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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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
Now	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
no	οὐ ou	G3756	the absolute negative (compare G3361 (μή)) adverb · particle — negative
chastening	παιδεία paideia	G3809	tutorage · noun — nominative singular feminine
for	πρὸς pros	G4314	a preposition of direction · preposition
present	παρὸν paron	G3918	to be near · verb — present active participle, accusative singular neuter
seemeth	δοκεῖ dokei	G1380	compare the base of G1166 (δεικνύω)) of the same meaning · verb — present active indicative, 3rd person singular
be	εἶναι einai	G1511	to exist · verb — present active infinitive
joyous	χαρᾶς charas	G5479	cheerfulness · noun — genitive singular feminine
but	ἀλλὰ alla	G235	properly · conjunction
grievous	λύπης, lupēs	G3077	sadness · noun — genitive singular feminine
nevertheless	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
afterward	ὕστερον hýsteron	G5305	more lately
yieldeth	ἀποδίδωσιν apodidōsin	G591	to give away · verb — present active indicative, 3rd person singular
the	καρπὸν karpon	G2590	fruit (as plucked) · noun — accusative singular masculine
peaceable	εἰρηνικὸν eirēnikon	G1516	pacific · adjective — accusative singular masculine
fruit	καρπός karpós	G2590	fruit (as plucked)
righteousness	δικαιοσύνης.¶ dikaiosunēs	G1343	equity (of character or act) · noun — genitive singular feminine
exercised	γεγυμνασμένοις gegumnasmenois	G1128	to practise naked (in the games) · verb — perfect passive participle, dative plural masculine
there	αὐτῆς autēs	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular feminine
by	δι᾽ di᾽	G1223	through (in very wide applications · preposition

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Cross-references

Romans 5:3-5 And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;
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;
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 fai…
1 Peter 1:6 Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:
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.
Psalms 118:18 The LORD hath chastened me sore: but he hath not given me over unto death.
Isaiah 32:17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
Proverbs 19:18 Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Hebrews 12:4-17

Here the apostle presses the exhortation to patience and perseverance by an argument taken from the gentle measure and gracious nature of those sufferings which the believing Hebrews endured in their Christian course. I. From the gentle and moderate degree and measure of their sufferings: You have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin, Heb 12:4. Observe, 1. He owns that they had suffered much, they had been striving to an agony against sin. Here, (1.) The cause of the conflict was sin, and to be engaged against sin is to fight in a good cause, for sin is the worst enemy both to God and man. Our spiritual warfare is both honourable and necessary; for we are only defending ourselve…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Hebrews 12:11

joyous . . . grievous--Greek, "matter of joy . . . matter of grief." The objection that chastening is grievous is here anticipated and answered. It only seems so to those being chastened, whose judgments are confused by the present pain. Its ultimate fruit amply compensates for any temporary pam. The real object of the fathers in chastening is not that they find pleasure in the children's pain. Gratified wishes, our Father knows, would often be our real curses. fruit of righteousness--righteousness (in practice, springing from faith) is the fruit which chastening, the tree yields (Phi 1:11). "Peaceable" (compare Isa 32:17): in contrast to the ordeal of conflict by which it has been won. "F…

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Adam Clarke on Hebrews 12:11

No chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous - Neither correction, wholesome restraint, domestic regulations, nor gymnastic discipline, are pleasant to them that are thus exercised; but it is by these means that obedient children, scholars, and great men are made. And it is by God's discipline that Christians are made. He who does not bear the yoke of Christ is good for nothing to others, and never gains rest to his own soul. The peaceable fruit of righteousness - i.e. The joyous, prosperous fruits; those fruits by which we gain much, and through which we are made happy. Exercised thereby - Γεγυμνασμενοις· To the trained. There is still an allusion to the Grecian games; and in the word…

The Church Fathers

They gain a profit from it: their reward is justice. Paul said this in order to prove that even though they gain a profit through discipline, their reward and grace is constituted by justice.
— Ephrem the Syrian, COMMENTARY ON THE EPISTLE TO THE HEBREWS

All discipline, seemeth for the present to be not joyous but grievous; for without discipline and suffering it is impossible there can be learning. For the purpose of discipline therefore, He made this world mortal and mutable and diversified, in order that by the affliction of learning and the variety of the universe, we may, by this experience, ascend to the knowledge of God.
— Cosmas Indicopleustes, The Christian Topography, Book 7

For no chastening, saith scripture, seemeth for the present to be joyous but grievous: On those accordingly, who have been rationally tested, he has decreed to bestow afterwards in the future state his good things that are everlasting, and to fulfil what has been his primary purpose from the beginning—having taken, as God, a providential care of what concerns us, as became him, and as was for our advantage.
— Cosmas Indicopleustes, The Christian Topography, Book 5

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Dictionary and topics

Adoption — The giving to any one the name and place and privileges of a son who is not a son by birth. (1.) Natural. Thus Pharaoh’s daughter adopted Moses (Ex. 2:10), and Mordecai Esther (Esther 2:7). (2.)…
Adoption · Subjects saints to the fatherly discipline of God — Subjects saints to the fatherly discipline of God
Afflictions Made Beneficial · In rendering us fruitful in good works — In rendering us fruitful in good works
Chastisement · FROM GOD — FROM GOD
Perseverance · 1:10,22,23;2:7; — 1:10,22,23;2:7;
Privileges Of Saints · Profiting by chastisement — Profiting by chastisement
Resignation · 12:12; — 12:12;
Righteousness · Chastisements yield the fruit of — Chastisements yield the fruit of

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Hebrews 12:11

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Hebrews 12:4-17

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Hebrews 12:11

Adam Clarke on Hebrews 12:11

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Hebrews 12:11

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Hebrews 12:4-17

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Hebrews 12:11

Adam Clarke on Hebrews 12:11

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Hebrews 12:11

John Calvin on Hebrews 12:9-11

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Hebrews 12:10-11