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14 Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man will see the Lord, 15 looking carefully lest there be any man who falls short of the grace of God, lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and many be defiled by it, 16 lest there be any sexually immoral person, or profane person, like Esau, who sold his birthright for one meal. 17 For you know that even when he afterward desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for a change of mind though he sought it diligently with tears.

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14 Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man shall see the Lord: 15 looking carefully [a]lest there be any man that [b]falleth short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby the many be defiled; 16 [c]lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one mess of meat sold his own birthright. 17 For ye know that even when he afterward desired to inherit the blessing, he was [d]rejected; for he found no place for a change of mind in his father, though he sought it diligently with tears.

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 12:15 Or, whether
  2. Hebrews 12:15 Or, falleth back from
  3. Hebrews 12:16 Or, whether
  4. Hebrews 12:17 Or, rejected (for he found no place of repentance), etc. Or, rejected; for . . . of repentance etc. Compare 6:6; 2 Esdr. 9:11; Wisd. 12:10.