⁹ Furthermore, we had ^[a]earthly fathers to discipline us, and we ^(A)respected them; shall we not much more be subject to ^(B)the Father of ^[b]spirits, and ^(C)live? ¹⁰ For they disciplined us for a short time as seemed best to them, but He disciplines us for our good, ^(D)so that we may share His holiness. ^11 (E)For the moment, all discipline seems not to be pleasant, but painful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterward it yields the ^(F)peaceful fruit of righteousness.