Parallel Verses
Amplified
and [see to it] that no one is immoral or godless like Esau, who sold his own birthright for a single meal.
New American Standard Bible
that there be no
King James Version
Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.
Holman Bible
And make sure that there isn’t any immoral or irreverent
International Standard Version
No one should be immoral or godless like Esau, who sold his birthright for a single meal.
A Conservative Version
lest a fornicator or profane man like Esau, who, in place of one meal sold his birthright.
American Standard Version
lest there be any fornication, or profane person, as Esau, who for one mess of meat sold his own birthright.
An Understandable Version
and that no one becomes immoral or ungodly, like Esau, who sold his right to the firstborn son's inheritance for a single meal.
Anderson New Testament
lest there be any lewd person, or profane man, as Esau, who, for a single meal, sold his birthright.
Bible in Basic English
And that there may not be any evil liver, or any man without respect for God, like Esau, who let his birthright go for a plate of food.
Common New Testament
that no one be immoral or godless like Esau, who sold his own birthright for a single meal.
Daniel Mace New Testament
let there be no licentious or profane person, such as Esau, "who sold his birth-right, for a single mess."
Darby Translation
lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one meal sold his birthright;
Godbey New Testament
lest any one may be a fornicator, or a profane person, as was Esau, who for one morsel sold his birthright.
John Wesley New Testament
as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright:
Julia Smith Translation
Lest any fornicator, or profane, as Esau, who for one act of' eating sold his primogeniture.
King James 2000
Lest there be any immoral, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of food sold his birthright.
Lexham Expanded Bible
[that] no one [be] a sexually immoral or totally worldly [person] like Esau, who for one meal traded his own birthright.
Modern King James verseion
(lest there be any fornicator, or profane person like Esau, who for one morsel of food sold his birthright.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and that there be no fornicator, or unclean person, as Esau, which for one breakfast sold his birthright.
Moffatt New Testament
that no one turns to sexual vice or to a profane life as Esau did ??Esau, who for a single meal parted with his birthright.
Montgomery New Testament
Take care lest there be any fornicator or scorner like Esau among you, who for one meal sold his birthright.
NET Bible
And see to it that no one becomes an immoral or godless person like Esau, who sold his own birthright for a single meal.
New Heart English Bible
lest there be any sexually immoral person, or profane person, like Esau, who sold his own birthright for one meal.
Noyes New Testament
lest there be any fornicator, or profane person as Esau, who for one meal sold even his birthright.
Sawyer New Testament
that no one may be a fornicator or unholy person like Esau, who for one meal sold his birthright.
The Emphasized Bible
Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, like Esau, - who, for the sake of one meal, yielded up his own firstborn rights;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of bread parted with his birthrights.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Take care that no one becomes immoral, or irreligious like Esau, who sold his birthright for a single meal.
Webster
Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of food sold his birth-right.
Weymouth New Testament
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.
Williams New Testament
some immoral or godless person like Esau, who sold his own birthright for a single meal.
World English Bible
lest there be any sexually immoral person, or profane person, like Esau, who sold his birthright for one meal.
Worrell New Testament
lest there be any fornicator or profane person, as Esau, who, for one meal, yielded up his own birth-right.
Worsley New Testament
least there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one repast gave away his birthright.
Youngs Literal Translation
lest any one be a fornicator, or a profane person, as Esau, who in exchange for one morsel of food did sell his birthright,
Themes
Children » Good Children » Good Parents » Birthright of
Esau » Sells his birthright for a single meal
Esau » The man who lost his inheritance, facts concerning » Sought to repent when too late
Firstborn » Birthright of the » Sold by esau
Gluttony » Instances of » Esau
Heedfulness » Necessary » Against sin
jacob » Obtains esau's birthright for just one bowl of stew
Repentance » Unavailing » To esau
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Word Count of 36 Translations in Hebrews 12:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Serious Warning Against Refusing God
15
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;
16 and [see to it] that no one is immoral or godless like Esau, who sold his own birthright for a single meal.
Cross References
Hebrews 13:4
Marriage is to be held in honor among all [that is, regarded as something of great value], and the marriage bed undefiled [by immorality or by any sexual sin]; for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous.
Genesis 25:31-34
Jacob answered, “First sell me your
Genesis 27:36
Esau replied, “Is he not rightly named
Mark 7:21
Acts 15:20
but that we write to them that they are to abstain from
Acts 15:29
that you abstain from things sacrificed to idols, and from [consuming] blood, and from [eating the meat of] things that have been strangled, and from sexual impurity. If you keep yourselves from these things, you will do well. Farewell.”
1 Corinthians 5:1-6
It is actually reported [everywhere] that there is sexual immorality among you, a kind of immorality that is condemned even among the [unbelieving] Gentiles: that someone
1 Corinthians 5:9-11
I wrote you in my [previous] letter not to associate with [sexually] immoral people—
1 Corinthians 6:15-20
Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Am I therefore to take the members of Christ and make them part of a
1 Corinthians 10:8
We must not indulge in [nor tolerate] sexual immorality, as some of them did, and twenty-three thousand [suddenly] fell [dead] in a single day!
2 Corinthians 12:21
I am afraid that when I come again my God may humiliate me before you, and I may mourn over many of those who have sinned in the past and not repented of the impurity, sexual immorality and decadence which they formerly practiced.
Galatians 5:19-21
Now the practices of the
Ephesians 5:3
But sexual immorality and all [moral] impurity [indecent, offensive behavior] or greed must not even be hinted at among you, as is proper among saints [for as believers our way of life, whether in public or in private, reflects the validity of our faith].
Ephesians 5:5
For be sure of this: no immoral, impure, or greedy person—for that one is [in effect] an idolater—has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God [for such a person places a higher value on something other than God].
Colossians 3:5
So put to death and deprive of power the evil longings of your earthly body [with its sensual, self-centered instincts] immorality, impurity, sinful passion, evil desire, and greed, which is [a kind of] idolatry [because it replaces your devotion to God].
1 Thessalonians 4:3-7
For this is the will of God, that you be sanctified [separated and set apart from sin]: that you abstain and back away from sexual immorality;
Revelation 2:20-23
Revelation 21:8
But as for the cowards and unbelieving and abominable [who are devoid of character and personal integrity and practice or tolerate immorality], and murderers, and sorcerers [with intoxicating drugs], and idolaters and occultists [who practice and teach false religions], and all the liars [who knowingly deceive and twist truth], their part will be in the lake that blazes with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”
Revelation 22:15
Outside are the dogs [the godless, the impure, those of low moral character] and the sorcerers [with their intoxicating drugs, and magic arts], and the immoral persons [the perverted, the molesters, and the adulterers], and the murderers, and the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices lying (deception, cheating).