Hebrews 12:11-13

American Standard Version

¹¹All 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. ¹²Wherefore ^[a]lift up the hands that hang down, and the palsied knees; ¹³and make straight paths for your feet, that that which is lame be not ^[b]turned out of the way, but rather be healed.

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Hebrews 12:12 Greek make straight.
Hebrews 12:13 Or, put out of joint

Hebrews 12:11-13

New International Version

¹¹No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace^(A) for those who have been trained by it.

¹²Therefore, strengthen your feeble arms and weak knees.^(B) ¹³“Make level paths for your feet,”^[a]^(C) so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.^(D)