 ይሁንና ጳውሎስ እንዲህ ብሎ ሲናገር የተግሣጽን አስፈላጊነት ወይም ዋጋማነት ማቃለሉ አልነበረም፤ ምክንያቱም ከዚያ በመቀጠል "በኋላ ግን በተግሣጽ ሥልጠና ላገኙ ሰዎች የጽድቅን ሰላማዊ ፍሬ ያፈራላቸዋል" ብሏል።
In saying so, Paul was not minimizing the importance or value of discipline, for he continued: "Yet afterward, it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it."