Hebrews 12:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears.”
Hebrews 12:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Hebrews 12:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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Hebrews 12:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For you know that even when he afterward desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for a change of mind though he sought it diligently with tears.”
Hebrews 12:17 — World English Bible
Hebrews 12:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For ye know that even when he afterward desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected; for he found no place for a change of mind in his father, though he sought it diligently with tears.”
Hebrews 12:17 — American Standard Version
Hebrews 12:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“for ye know that also afterwards, wishing to inherit the blessing, he was disapproved of, for a place of reformation he found not, though with tears having sought it.”
Hebrews 12:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Hebrews 12:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“for ye know that also afterwards, desiring to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, (for he found no place for repentance) although he sought it earnestly with tears.”
Hebrews 12:17 — Darby Translation
Hebrews 12:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For ye knowe howe that afterwarde also when he woulde haue inherited the blessing, he was reiected: for he founde no place to repentance, though he sought that blessing with teares.”
Hebrews 12:17 — Geneva Bible
Hebrews 12:17 in Context — Hebrews 12
15 Mirando bien que ninguno se aparte de la gracia de Dios, que ninguna raíz de amargura brotando [os] impida, y por ella muchos sean contaminados;
16 Que ninguno sea fornicario, ó profano, como Esaú, que por una vianda vendió su primogenitura.
17 Porque ya sabéis que aun después, deseando heredar la bendición, fué reprobado (que no halló lugar de arrepentimiento), aunque la procuró con lágrimas.
18 Porque no os habéis llegado al monte que se podía tocar, y al fuego encendido, y al turbión, y á la oscuridad, y á la tempestad,
19 Y al sonido de la trompeta, y á la voz de las palabras, la cual los que la oyeron rogaron que no se les hablase más;
What Does Hebrews 12:17 Mean?
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