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; |
looking diligently lest anyone fall short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up cause trouble, and by this many become defiled; |
See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God; that no root of bitterness springing up causes trouble, and by it many be defiled; |
See to it that no one misses the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many. |
Exercise foresight and be on the watch to look [after one another], to see that no one falls back from and fails to secure God’s grace (His unmerited favor and spiritual blessing), in order that no root of resentment (rancor, bitterness, or hatred) shoots forth and causes trouble and bitter torment, and the many become contaminated and defiled by it - |
exercising oversight [over yourselves] lest anyone be falling away from the grace of God, lest any root of bitterness springing up be troubling you, and through this the many be defiled, |
Be careful that none of you fails to respond to the grace of God, for if he does there can spring up in him a bitter spirit which can poison the lives of many others. |
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 - |
Looking diligently 1983 lest 3361 any man 5100 fail 5302 of 575 the 3588 grace 5485 of God; 2316 lest 3361 any 5100 root 4491 of bitterness 4088 springing 5453 up 507 trouble 1776 you, and 2532 there- 5026 -by 1223 many 4183 be defiled; 3392 |
- No cross references or parallel passage have been cited for this verse.
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