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.
Hebrews 12:11
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Original language (Greek)

πᾶσα δὲ παιδεία πρὸς μὲν τὸ παρὸν οὐ δοκεῖ χαρᾶς εἶναι ἀλλὰ λύπης, ὕστερον δὲ καρπὸν εἰρηνικὸν τοῖς δι᾽ αὐτῆς γεγυμνασμένοις ἀποδίδωσιν δικαιοσύνης.

  1. πᾶσαpasa“All”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, feminine · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
  2. δὲde“now”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. παιδείαpaideia“discipline”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · “discipline” · Strong's G3809
  4. πρὸςpros“for”
    Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
  5. μὲνmen“indeed”
    Particle · from μέν · “on one hand” · Strong's G3303
  6. τὸto“those”
    Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  7. παρὸνparon“being present”
    Verb, present, active, participle, accusative, singular, neuter · from πάρειμι · “be present” · Strong's G3918
  8. οὐou“not”
    Particle, negative · “no” · Strong's G3756
  9. δοκεῖdokei“it seems”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from δοκέω · “to think” · Strong's G1380
  10. χαρᾶςcharas“of joy”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from χαρά · “joy” · Strong's G5479
  11. εἶναιeinai“to be”
    Verb, present, active, infinitive · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1511
  12. ἀλλὰalla“but”
    Conjunction · from ἀλλά · “but” · Strong's G0235
  13. λύπης,lupēs“of grief,”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from λύπη · “grief” · Strong's G3077
  14. ὕστερονhusteron“afterward”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, neuter, comparative · from ὕστερος · “later” · Strong's G5306
  15. δὲde“however”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  16. καρπὸνkarpon“[the] fruit”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from καρπός · “fruit” · Strong's G2590
  17. εἰρηνικὸνeirēnikon“peaceable”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, masculine · from εἰρηνικός · “peaceful” · Strong's G1516
  18. τοῖςtois“to those”
    Article, dative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  19. δι᾽di᾽“through”
    Preposition · from διά · “through/because of” · Strong's G1223
  20. αὐτῆςautēs“it”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  21. γεγυμνασμένοιςgegumnasmenois“trained”
    Verb, perfect, passive, participle, dative, plural, masculine · from γυμνάζω · “to train” · Strong's G1128
  22. ἀποδίδωσινapodidōsin“it yields”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀποδίδωμι · “to pay” · Strong's G0591
  23. δικαιοσύνης.dikaiosunēs“of righteousness.”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from δικαιοσύνη · “righteousness” · Strong's G1343
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)