16 lest there be any (A)fornicator or [a]profane person like Esau, (B)who for one morsel of food sold his birthright.

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  1. Hebrews 12:16 godless

16 See that no one is sexually immoral,(A) or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his inheritance rights as the oldest son.(B)

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17 For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was (A)rejected, for he found no place for repentance, though he sought it diligently with tears.

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17 Afterward, as you know, when he wanted to inherit this blessing, he was rejected. Even though he sought the blessing with tears,(A) he could not change what he had done.

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