Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up and causes you trouble, or many of you will become defiled.
New American Standard Bible
See to it that no one
King James Version
Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;
Holman Bible
Make sure that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no root of bitterness springs up, causing trouble and by it, defiling many.
A Conservative Version
Looking carefully lest any man fall short, away from the grace of God, lest any root of bitterness sprouting up would cause trouble, and by this many may be defiled,
American Standard Version
looking carefully lest there be any man that falleth short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you , and thereby the many be defiled;
Amplified
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;
An Understandable Version
Look carefully [at how you are living] so that no one falls away from God's unearned favor, and that no "poisonous plant sprouts up" to cause trouble and corrupt many people [Note: This is an analogy from Deut. 29:16-18 being used as a warning against the evil influence of wicked people],
Anderson New Testament
taking care, lest any one slight the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness spring up and trouble you, and by this many be defiled;
Bible in Basic English
Looking with care to see that no man among you in his behaviour comes short of the grace of God; for fear that some bitter root may come up to be a trouble to you, and that some of you may be made unclean by it;
Common New Testament
See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God; that no root of bitterness spring up and cause trouble, and by it many become defiled;
Daniel Mace New Testament
take care not to deprive yourselves of the divine favour: and that no poisonous root spring up, and spread a general infection among you.
Darby Translation
watching lest there be any one who lacks the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and many be defiled by it;
Godbey New Testament
looking diligently lest any one may fail from the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up may trouble you, and through it many may be defiled;
Goodspeed New Testament
Be careful that no one fails to gain God's favor, or some poisonous root may come up to trouble and contaminate you all??16 some immoral or godless person like Esau, who sold his very birthright for one single meal.
John Wesley New Testament
Looking diligently, lest any one fall from the grace of God, lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled: Lest there be any fornicator or profane person,
Julia Smith Translation
Observing narrowly lest any be failing of the grace of God: lest any root of bitterness springing forth aloft give trouble, and by this many be defiled;
King James 2000
Looking diligently lest any man fall short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;
Lexham Expanded Bible
Take care [that] no one falls short of the grace of God; [that] no one growing up [like] a root of bitterness causes trouble, and by it many become defiled;
Modern King James verseion
looking diligently lest any fail of the grace of God, or lest any root of bitterness springing up disturb you, and by it many are defiled,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And look to, that no man be destitute of the grace of God, and that no root of bitterness spring up and trouble; and thereby many be defiled:
Moffatt New Testament
see to it that no one misses the grace of God, that no root of bitterness grows up to be a trouble by contaminating all the rest of you;
Montgomery New Testament
Look carefully that there be no one who falls back from the grace of God; that no root of bitterness springs up to trouble you, and by its means many become defiled.
NET Bible
See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God, that no one be like a bitter root springing up and causing trouble, and through him many become defiled.
New Heart English Bible
looking carefully lest there be any man who falls short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and many be defiled by it;
Noyes New Testament
looking diligently, lest any one come short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and the many be thereby defiled;
Sawyer New Testament
taking care that no one may come short of the grace of God, that no root of bitterness springing up may make trouble and by it many be defiled,
The Emphasized Bible
Using oversight - lest any one be falling behind from the favour of God, - lest any root of bitterness, springing up above, be causing trouble, and, through it, the many, be defiled:
Thomas Haweis New Testament
carefully observing lest any of you fail of attaining the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and by it many be defiled;
Twentieth Century New Testament
Take care that no one fails to use the loving help of God, 'that no bitterness is allowed to take root and spring up, and cause trouble,' and so poison the whole community.
Webster
Looking diligently, lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up, trouble you, and by it many be defiled;
Weymouth New Testament
Be carefully on your guard lest there be any one who falls back from the grace of God; lest any root bearing bitter fruit spring up and cause trouble among you, and through it the whole brotherhood be defiled;
Williams New Testament
Continue to look after one another, that no one fails to gain God's spiritual blessing; or some evil like a bitter root may spring up and trouble you, and many of you be contaminated by it --
World English Bible
looking carefully lest there be any man who falls short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and many be defiled by it;
Worrell New Testament
looking carefully, lest there be any one falling short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness, springing up, trouble you, and through it many be defiled;
Worsley New Testament
looking to it, least there be any one falling short of the grace of God, least any root of bitterness springing up should be troublesome, and by it many be defiled:
Youngs Literal Translation
looking diligently over lest any one be failing of the grace of God, lest any root of bitterness springing up may give trouble, and through this many may be defiled;
Themes
Alliance and society with the enemies of God » Are ruinous to spiritual interest
Diligence » Required by God in » Guarding against defilement
Diligence » Guarding against defilement
Evil » Doers » Evil example to be shunned
Example » Evil example to be shunned
Interlinear
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not, no, that not, God forbid 9, lest, neither, no man , but, none, not translated,
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Devotionals
Devotionals about Hebrews 12:15
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Hebrews 12:15
Images Hebrews 12:15
Prayers for Hebrews 12:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Serious Warning Against Refusing God
14 Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord. 15 See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up and causes you trouble, or many of you will become defiled. 16 No one should be immoral or godless like Esau, who sold his birthright for a single meal.
Cross References
Galatians 5:4
Those of you who are trying to be justified by the Law have been cut off from the Messiah. You have fallen away from grace.
Hebrews 3:12
See to it, my brothers, that no evil, unbelieving heart is found in any of you, as shown by your turning away from the living God.
Deuteronomy 29:18
Be alert so there is no man, woman, family, or a tribe whose heart is turning away from the LORD your God to go and serve the gods of those nations. Be alert so there will be no root among you that produces poisonous and bitter fruit,
2 Corinthians 6:1
Since, then, we are working with God, we plead with you not to accept God's grace in vain.
Deuteronomy 4:9
Only guard yourselves carefully so you won't forget the things that you saw and let them slip from your mind for the rest of your life. Tell them to your children and to your grandchildren.
Hebrews 4:1
Therefore, as long as the promise of entering his rest remains valid, let us be afraid! Otherwise, some of you will fail to reach it,
Joshua 7:25-26
Joshua announced, "Why did you bring trouble to us? Today the LORD is bringing trouble to you!" So all Israel stoned him to death, incinerated them, and buried them with stones,
Joshua 22:17-20
Isn't the evil that happened at Peor enough for us, from which we have yet to be completely cleansed even to this point, and because of which a plague came upon the community of the LORD?
1 Kings 14:16
He will give up Israel because of Jeroboam's sins that he committed and by which Jeroboam caused Israel to sin."
Proverbs 4:23
Above everything else guard your heart, because from it flow the springs of life.
Isaiah 5:4
What more could I do in my vineyard, that I haven't already done? When I expected it to produce good grapes, why did it yield wild ones?
Isaiah 5:7
For the vineyard of the LORD of the Heavenly Armies is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are the garden in which he delights. He looked for justice, but saw only bloodshed; he searched for righteousness, but heard only an outcry!
Jeremiah 2:21
I planted you myself as a choice vine, from the very best seed. How did you turn against me into a degenerate and foreign vine?
Matthew 7:16-18
You will know them by their fruit. Grapes aren't gathered from thorns, or figs from thistles, are they?
Luke 22:32
but I have prayed for you that your own faith may not fail. When you have come back, you must strengthen your brothers."
Acts 20:30-31
Indeed, some of your own men will arise and distort the truth in order to lure the disciples into following them.
1 Corinthians 5:6
Your boasting is not good. You know that a little yeast leavens the whole batch of dough, don't you?
1 Corinthians 9:24-27
You know that in a race all the runners run but only one wins the prize, don't you? You must run in such a way that you may be victorious.
1 Corinthians 10:12
Therefore, whoever thinks he is standing securely should watch out so he doesn't fall.
1 Corinthians 13:8
Love never fails. Now if there are prophecies, they will be done away with. If there are languages, they will cease. If there is knowledge, it will be done away with.
1 Corinthians 15:33
Stop being deceived: "Wicked friends lead to evil ends."
2 Corinthians 13:5
Keep examining yourselves to see whether you are continuing in the faith. Test yourselves! You know, don't you, that Jesus the Messiah lives in you? Could it be that you are failing the test?
Galatians 2:13
The other Jews also joined him in this hypocritical behavior, to the extent that even Barnabas was caught up in their hypocrisy.
Ephesians 5:3
Do not let sexual sin, impurity of any kind, or greed even be mentioned among you, as is proper for saints.
Colossians 3:5
So put to death your worldly impulses: sexual sin, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed (which is idolatry).
2 Timothy 2:16-17
However, avoid pointless discussions. For people will become more and more ungodly,
Hebrews 2:1-2
For this reason we must pay closer attention to the things we have heard, or we may drift away,
Hebrews 4:11
Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one may fail by following their example of disobedience.
Hebrews 6:11
But we want each of you to continue to be diligent to the very end, in order to give full assurance to your hope.
Hebrews 10:23-35
Let us continue to hold firmly to the hope that we confess without wavering, for the one who made the promise is faithful.
2 Peter 1:10
So then, my brothers, be all the more eager to make your calling and election certain, for if you keep on doing this you will never fail.
2 Peter 2:1-2
Now there were false prophets among the people, just as there also will be false teachers among you, who will secretly introduce destructive heresies and even deny the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction on themselves.
2 Peter 2:18
By talking high-sounding nonsense and using sinful cravings of the flesh, they entice people who have just escaped from those who live in error.
2 Peter 3:11
Since everything will be destroyed in this way, think of the kind of holy and godly people you ought to be
2 Peter 3:14
So then, dear friends, since you are looking forward to this, make every effort to have the Lord find you at peace and without spot or fault.
2 John 1:8
See to it that you don't destroy what we have worked for, but that you receive your full reward.
Jude 1:20-21
But you, dear friends, must continue to build your most holy faith for your own benefit. Furthermore, continue to pray in the Holy Spirit.
Exodus 32:21
Then Moses asked Aaron, "What did this people do to you that you brought such great sin upon them?"
Deuteronomy 32:32
Instead, their vine is from the vines of Sodom and the vineyards of Gomorrah. Their grapes are poisonous, their clusters bitter.
Joshua 6:18
Now as for you, everything has been turned over for destruction. Don't covet or take any of these things. Otherwise, you'll make the camp of Israel itself an object worthy of destruction, and bring trouble on it.