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Hebrews 12:11–13

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11No discipline seems enjoyable at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it yields the fruit of peace gand righteousness to those who have been trained by it. h

12Therefore strengthen your tired hands and weakened knees, i13and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be dislocated jbut healed instead. k

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Footnotes

  1. j12:13 Or so that the lame will not be turned aside

Cross references

  1. g12:11 Is 32:17; Jms 3:17–18
  2. h12:11 1Pt 1:6
  3. i12:12 Jb 4:3–4; Is 35:3
  4. k12:13 Pr 4:26; Gl 6:1

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.

Therefore lift your drooping hands and strengthen your weak knees, and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint but rather be healed.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.

Therefore, strengthen your feeble arms and weak knees. “Make level paths for your feet,” so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

No discipline seems enjoyable at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.

Therefore, strengthen your tired hands and weakened knees, and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be dislocated but healed instead.

NLTNew Living Translation

No discipline is enjoyable while it is happening—it’s painful! But afterward there will be a peaceful harvest of right living for those who are trained in this way.

So take a new grip with your tired hands and strengthen your weak knees. Mark out a straight path for your feet so that those who are weak and lame will not fall but become strong.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Now all discipline seems for the moment not to be joyful but painful, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness for those who are trained by it.

Therefore strengthen your slackened hands and your weakened knees, and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame will not be dislocated, but rather be healed.

KJV 1900King James Version

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. Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees; And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed.