Hebrews 12:14

Do Not Reject God’s Warning

12:14 Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness, ¹  for without it no one will see the Lord.

Hebrews 12:16

12:16 And see to it that no one becomes ²  an immoral or godless person like Esau, who sold his own birthright for a single meal. ³ 

[12:14]  ¹ sn The references to peace and holiness show the close connection between this paragraph and the previous one. The pathway toward “holiness” and the need for it is cited in Heb 12:10 and 14. More importantly Prov 4:26-27 sets up the transition from one paragraph to the next: It urges people to stay on godly paths (Prov 4:26, quoted here in v. 13) and promises that God will lead them in peace if they do so (Prov 4:27 [LXX], quoted in v. 14).

[12:16]  ² tn Grk “that there not be any,” continuing from v. 15.

[12:16]  ³ sn An allusion to Gen 27:34-41.