Hebrews 12:16-18

Contemporary English Version

¹⁶^(A) Watch out for immoral and ungodly people like Esau, who sold his future blessing^[a] for only one meal. ¹⁷^(B) You know how he later wanted it back. But there was nothing he could do to change things, even though he begged his father and cried.

¹⁸^(C) You have not come to a place like Mount Sinai^[b] that can be seen and touched. There is no flaming fire or dark cloud or storm

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Footnotes

12.16 sold his future blessing: As the first-born son, Esau had certain privileges that were known as a “birthright.”
12.18 a place like Mount Sinai: The Greek text has “a place,” but the writer is referring to the time that the Lord spoke to the people of Israel from Mount Sinai (see Exodus 19.16-25).