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Hebrews 12:16-17
New King James Version
Hebrews 12:16-17
New King James Version
16 lest there be any (A)fornicator or [a]profane person like Esau, (B)who for one morsel of food sold his birthright. 17 For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was (C)rejected, for he found no place for repentance, though he sought it diligently with tears.
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- Hebrews 12:16 godless
Hebrews 12:16-17
New American Standard Bible
Hebrews 12:16-17
New American Standard Bible
16 that there be no (A)sexually immoral or (B)godless person like Esau, (C)who sold his own birthright for a single meal. 17 For you know that even afterward, (D)when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for repentance, though he sought for it with tears.
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Hebrews 12:16-17
Amplified Bible
Hebrews 12:16-17
Amplified Bible
16 and [see to it] that no one is immoral or godless like Esau, who sold his own birthright for a single meal.(A) 17 For you know that later on, when he wanted [to regain title to] his inheritance of the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no opportunity for repentance [there was no way to repair what he had done, no chance to recall the choice he had made], even though he sought for it with [bitter] tears.(B)
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Hebrews 12:16-17
New International Version
Hebrews 12:16-17
New International Version
16 See that no one is sexually immoral,(A) or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his inheritance rights as the oldest son.(B) 17 Afterward, as you know, when he wanted to inherit this blessing, he was rejected. Even though he sought the blessing with tears,(C) he could not change what he had done.
Hebrews 12:16-17
King James Version
Hebrews 12:16-17
King James Version
16 Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.
17 For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears.
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