Hebrews 12:16
Hebrews · New Testament · Chapter 12
“Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.”Hebrews 12:16
What Does Hebrews 12:16 Mean?
Hebrews 12:16 is found in the book of Hebrews, chapter 12, verse 16 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Hebrews 12:16 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Corinthians 6:9“Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,”Genesis 25:31“And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright.”Genesis 25:34“Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright.”1 Corinthians 6:15“Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid.”John 6:27“Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.”1 Thessalonians 4:3“For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:”Genesis 25:33“And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.”Hebrews 13:4“Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.”Mark 7:21“For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,”Revelation 22:15“For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.”Colossians 3:5“Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:”Genesis 26:34“And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite:”Psalms 106:24“Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word:”Mark 4:15“And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.”Luke 14:18“And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.”Acts 15:29“That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well.”Ephesians 5:3“But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;”Genesis 27:36“And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?”Deuteronomy 21:16“Then it shall be, when he maketh his sons to inherit that which he hath, that he may not make the son of the beloved firstborn before the son of the hated, which is indeed the firstborn:”Jeremiah 31:1“At the same time, saith the LORD, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people.”
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