^14 (A)Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, ^(B)without which no one will see the Lord: ¹⁵ looking carefully lest anyone ^(C)fall short of the grace of God; lest any ^(D)root of bitterness springing up cause trouble, and by this many become defiled; ¹⁶ lest there be any ^(E)fornicator or ^[a]profane person like Esau, ^(F)who for one morsel of food sold his birthright. ¹⁷ For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was ^(G)rejected, for he found no place for repentance, though he sought it diligently with tears.