Parallel Verses
Weymouth New Testament
Be carefully on your guard lest there be any one who falls back from the grace of God; lest any root bearing bitter fruit spring up and cause trouble among you, and through it the whole brotherhood be defiled;
New American Standard Bible
See to it that no one
King James Version
Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;
Holman Bible
Make sure that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no root of bitterness springs up, causing trouble and by it, defiling many.
International Standard Version
See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up and causes you trouble, or many of you will become defiled.
A Conservative Version
Looking carefully lest any man fall short, away from the grace of God, lest any root of bitterness sprouting up would cause trouble, and by this many may be defiled,
American Standard Version
looking carefully lest there be any man that falleth short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you , and thereby the many be defiled;
Amplified
See to it that no one falls short of God’s grace; that no root of resentment springs up and causes trouble, and by it many be defiled;
An Understandable Version
Look carefully [at how you are living] so that no one falls away from God's unearned favor, and that no "poisonous plant sprouts up" to cause trouble and corrupt many people [Note: This is an analogy from Deut. 29:16-18 being used as a warning against the evil influence of wicked people],
Anderson New Testament
taking care, lest any one slight the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness spring up and trouble you, and by this many be defiled;
Bible in Basic English
Looking with care to see that no man among you in his behaviour comes short of the grace of God; for fear that some bitter root may come up to be a trouble to you, and that some of you may be made unclean by it;
Common New Testament
See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God; that no root of bitterness spring up and cause trouble, and by it many become defiled;
Daniel Mace New Testament
take care not to deprive yourselves of the divine favour: and that no poisonous root spring up, and spread a general infection among you.
Darby Translation
watching lest there be any one who lacks the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and many be defiled by it;
Godbey New Testament
looking diligently lest any one may fail from the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up may trouble you, and through it many may be defiled;
Goodspeed New Testament
Be careful that no one fails to gain God's favor, or some poisonous root may come up to trouble and contaminate you all??16 some immoral or godless person like Esau, who sold his very birthright for one single meal.
John Wesley New Testament
Looking diligently, lest any one fall from the grace of God, lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled: Lest there be any fornicator or profane person,
Julia Smith Translation
Observing narrowly lest any be failing of the grace of God: lest any root of bitterness springing forth aloft give trouble, and by this many be defiled;
King James 2000
Looking diligently lest any man fall short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;
Lexham Expanded Bible
Take care [that] no one falls short of the grace of God; [that] no one growing up [like] a root of bitterness causes trouble, and by it many become defiled;
Modern King James verseion
looking diligently lest any fail of the grace of God, or lest any root of bitterness springing up disturb you, and by it many are defiled,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And look to, that no man be destitute of the grace of God, and that no root of bitterness spring up and trouble; and thereby many be defiled:
Moffatt New Testament
see to it that no one misses the grace of God, that no root of bitterness grows up to be a trouble by contaminating all the rest of you;
Montgomery New Testament
Look carefully that there be no one who falls back from the grace of God; that no root of bitterness springs up to trouble you, and by its means many become defiled.
NET Bible
See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God, that no one be like a bitter root springing up and causing trouble, and through him many become defiled.
New Heart English Bible
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;
Noyes New Testament
looking diligently, lest any one come short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and the many be thereby defiled;
Sawyer New Testament
taking care that no one may come short of the grace of God, that no root of bitterness springing up may make trouble and by it many be defiled,
The Emphasized Bible
Using oversight - lest any one be falling behind from the favour of God, - lest any root of bitterness, springing up above, be causing trouble, and, through it, the many, be defiled:
Thomas Haweis New Testament
carefully observing lest any of you fail of attaining the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and by it many be defiled;
Twentieth Century New Testament
Take care that no one fails to use the loving help of God, 'that no bitterness is allowed to take root and spring up, and cause trouble,' and so poison the whole community.
Webster
Looking diligently, lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up, trouble you, and by it many be defiled;
Williams New Testament
Continue to look after one another, that no one fails to gain God's spiritual blessing; or some evil like a bitter root may spring up and trouble you, and many of you be contaminated by it --
World English Bible
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;
Worrell New Testament
looking carefully, lest there be any one falling short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness, springing up, trouble you, and through it many be defiled;
Worsley New Testament
looking to it, least there be any one falling short of the grace of God, least any root of bitterness springing up should be troublesome, and by it many be defiled:
Youngs Literal Translation
looking diligently over lest any one be failing of the grace of God, lest any root of bitterness springing up may give trouble, and through this many may be defiled;
Themes
Alliance and society with the enemies of God » Are ruinous to spiritual interest
Diligence » Required by God in » Guarding against defilement
Diligence » Guarding against defilement
Evil » Doers » Evil example to be shunned
Example » Evil example to be shunned
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Devotionals
Devotionals about Hebrews 12:15
References
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Hebrews 12:15
Prayers for Hebrews 12:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Serious Warning Against Refusing God
14 but may rather be restored. Persistently strive for peace with all men, and for that growth in holiness apart from which no one will see the Lord. 15 Be carefully on your guard lest there be any one who falls back from the grace of God; lest any root bearing bitter fruit spring up and cause trouble among you, and through it the whole brotherhood be defiled; 16 lest there be a fornicator, or an ungodly person like Esau, who, in return for a single meal, parted with the birthright which belonged to him.
Cross References
Galatians 5:4
Christ has become nothing to any of you who are seeking acceptance with God through the Law: you have fallen away from grace.
Hebrews 3:12
see to it, brethren, that there is never in any one of you--as perhaps there may be--a sinful and unbelieving heart, manifesting itself in revolt from the ever-living God.
2 Corinthians 6:1
And you also we, as God's fellow workers, entreat not to be found to have received His grace to no purpose.
Hebrews 4:1
Therefore let us be on our guard lest perhaps, while He still leaves us a promise of being admitted to His rest, some one of you should be found to have fallen short of it.
Matthew 7:16-18
By their fruits you will easily recognize them. Are grapes gathered from thorns or figs from brambles?
Luke 22:32
But *I* have prayed for *you* that your faith may not fail, and you, when at last you have come back to your true self, must strengthen your brethren."
Acts 20:30-31
and that from among your own selves men will rise up who will seek with their perverse talk to draw away the disciples after them.
1 Corinthians 5:6
It is no good thing--this which you make the ground of your boasting. Do you not know that a little yeast corrupts the whole of the dough?
1 Corinthians 9:24-27
Do you not know that in the foot-race the runners all run, but that only one gets the prize? You must run like him, in order to win with certainty.
1 Corinthians 10:12
So then let him who thinks he is standing securely beware of falling.
1 Corinthians 13:8
Love never fails. But if there are prophecies, they will be done away with; if there are languages, they will cease; if there is knowledge, it will be brought to an end.
1 Corinthians 15:33
Do not deceive yourselves: "Evil companionships corrupt good morals."
2 Corinthians 13:5
Test yourselves to discover whether you are true believers: put your own selves under examination. Or do you not know that Jesus Christ is within you, unless you are insincere?
Galatians 2:13
And along with him the other Jews also concealed their real opinions, so that even Barnabas was carried away by their lack of straightforwardness.
Ephesians 5:3
But fornication and every kind of impurity, or covetousness, let them not even be mentioned among you, for they ought not to be named among God's people.
Colossians 3:5
Therefore put to death your earthward inclinations--fornication, impurity, sensual passion, unholy desire, and all greed, for that is a form of idolatry.
2 Timothy 2:16-17
But from irreligious and frivolous talk hold aloof, for those who indulge in it will proceed from bad to worse in impiety,
Hebrews 2:1-2
For this reason we ought to pay the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, for fear we should drift away from them.
Hebrews 4:11
Let it then be our earnest endeavour to be admitted to that rest, so that no one may perish through following the same example of unbelief.
Hebrews 6:11
But we long for each of you to continue to manifest the same earnestness, with a view to your enjoying fulness of hope to the very End;
Hebrews 10:23-35
Let us hold firmly to an unflinching avowal of our hope, for He is faithful who gave us the promises.
2 Peter 1:10
For this reason, brethren, be all the more in earnest to make sure that God has called you and chosen you; for it is certain that so long as you practise these things, you will never stumble.
2 Peter 2:1-2
But there were also false prophets among the people, as there will be teachers of falsehood among you also, who will cunningly introduce fatal divisions, disowning even the Sovereign Lord who has redeemed them, and bringing on themselves swift destruction.
2 Peter 2:18
For, while they pour out their frivolous and arrogant talk, they use earthly cravings--every kind of immorality--as a bait to entrap men who are just escaping from the influence of those who live in error.
2 Peter 3:11
Since all these things are thus pre-destined to dissolution, what sort of men ought you to be found to be in all holy living and godly conduct,
2 Peter 3:14
Therefore, dear friends, since you have these expectations, earnestly seek to be found in His presence, free from blemish or reproach, in peace.
2 John 1:8
Keep guard over yourselves, so that you may not lose the results of your good deeds, but may receive back a full reward.
Jude 1:20-21
But you, my dearly-loved friends, building yourselves up on the basis of your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit,