Hebrews 12:11 meaning and explanation

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.

Hebrews 12:11, Berean Standard Bible

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The writer to the Hebrews is encouraging a congregation worn down by hardship and tempted to drift. Having quoted Proverbs 3 to show that God disciplines those He loves as a father does a son, he admits the plain truth: discipline hurts while it is happening.

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