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 12:16-17
New Living Translation
16 Make sure that no one is immoral or godless like Esau, who traded his birthright as the firstborn son for a single meal. 17 You know that afterward, when he wanted his father’s blessing, he was rejected. It was too late for repentance, even though he begged with bitter tears.
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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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