Parallel Verses
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.
Amplified
and [see to it] that no one is immoral or godless like Esau, who sold his own birthright for a single meal.
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 fails to obtain the grace of God; that no "root of bitterness" springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled;
16 that there be no
Cross References
Hebrews 13:4
Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous.
Genesis 25:31-34
Jacob said, "Sell me your birthright now."
Genesis 27:36
Esau said, "Is he not rightly named Jacob? For he has cheated me these two times. He took away my birthright, and behold, now he has taken away my blessing." Then he said, "Have you not reserved a blessing for me?"
Mark 7:21
For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,
Acts 15:20
but should write to them to abstain from the things polluted by idols, and from sexual immorality, and from what has been strangled, and from blood.
Acts 15:29
that you abstain from what has been sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from what has been strangled, and from sexual immorality. If you keep yourselves from these, you will do well. Farewell."
1 Corinthians 5:1-6
It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is not tolerated even among pagans, for a man has his father's wife.
1 Corinthians 5:9-11
I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people--
1 Corinthians 6:15-20
Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? Never!
1 Corinthians 10:8
We must not indulge in sexual immorality as some of them did, and twenty-three thousand fell in a single day.
2 Corinthians 12:21
I fear that when I come again my God may humble me before you, and I may have to mourn over many of those who sinned earlier and have not repented of the impurity, sexual immorality, and sensuality that they have practiced.
Galatians 5:19-21
Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality,
Ephesians 5:3
But sexual immorality and all impurity or covetousness must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints.
Ephesians 5:5
For you may be sure of this, that everyone who is sexually immoral or impure, or who is covetous (that is, an idolater), has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.
Colossians 3:5
Put to death therefore what is earthly in you:sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.
1 Thessalonians 4:3-7
For this is the will of God, your sanctification:that you abstain from sexual immorality;
Revelation 2:20-23
But I have this against you, that you tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess and is teaching and seducing my servantsto practice sexual immorality and to eat food sacrificed to idols.
Revelation 21:8
But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death."
Revelation 22:15
Outside are the dogs and sorcerers and the sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.