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Hebrews 12:17

For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected. He could find no ground for repentance, though he sought the blessing with tears.

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ASV

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.

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.

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20 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ἴστεisteYou know
γὰρgarforG1063 →
ὅτιhotithatG3754 →
καὶkaievenG2532 →
μετέπειταmetepeitaafterwardG3347 →
θέλωνthelōnwishingG2309 →
κληρονομῆσαιklēronomēsaito inheritG2816 →
τὴνtēntheG3588 →
εὐλογίανeulogianblessingG2129 →
ἀπεδοκιμάσθη·apedokimasthēhe was rejected;G593 →
μετανοίαςmetanoiasof repentanceG3341 →
γὰρgarforG1063 →
τόπονtoponplaceG5117 →
οὐχouchnotG3756 →
εὗρενheurenhe foundG2147 →
καίπερkaiperalthoughG2539 →
μετὰmetawithG3326 →
δακρύωνdakruōntearsG1144 →
ἐκζητήσαςekzētēsashaving earnestly soughtG1567 →
αὐτήν.¶autēnit.G846 →

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2 Corinthians 7:10Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.Proverbs 1:24–31Because you refused my call, and no one took my outstretched hand,Matthew 25:11–12Later the other virgins arrived and said, ‘Lord, lord, open the door for us!’Matthew 5:25Reconcile quickly with your adversary, while you are still on the way to court. Otherwise, he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison.Genesis 27:34When Esau heard his father’s words, he let out a loud and bitter cry and said to his father, “Bless me too, O my father!”Matthew 7:23Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’Hebrews 6:8But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless, and its curse is imminent. In the end it will be burned.Hebrews 10:26–29If we deliberately go on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins remains,Deuteronomy 1:45And you returned and wept before the LORD, but He would not listen to your voice or give ear to you.Genesis 27:38Esau said to his father, “Do you have only one blessing, my father? Bless me too, O my father!” Then Esau wept aloud.Jeremiah 6:30They are called rejected silver, because the LORD has rejected them.”Hebrews 6:4–6It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit,Luke 13:24–27“Make every effort to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able.Genesis 27:30–41As soon as Isaac had finished blessing him and Jacob had left his father’s presence, his brother Esau returned from the hunt.Numbers 14:39And when Moses relayed these words to all the Israelites, the people mourned bitterly.Ezekiel 48:20The entire portion will be a square, 25,000 cubits by 25,000 cubits. You are to set apart the holy portion, along with the city property.Mark 9:24Immediately the boy’s father cried out, “I do believe; help my unbelief!”Luke 13:25After the master of the house gets up and shuts the door, you will stand outside knocking and saying, ‘Lord, open the door for us.’ But he will reply, ‘I do not know where you are from.’

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