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;
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Gill's Exposition
Lest there be any fornicator or profane person,.... The first of these is guilty of a sin against the second table of the law, as well as against his own body; and which is opposed to the holiness the…
Barnes' Notes
Looking diligently - This phrase implies close attention. It is implied that there are reasons why we should take special care. Those reasons are found in the propensities of our hearts to evil; in…
Adam Clarke
Looking diligently - Επισκοπουντες· Looking about, over, and upon; being constantly on your guard.
Lest any man fail of the grace of God - Μη τις ὑστερων απο της χαριτος του Θεου· Lest any person…
Here the apostle presses the exhortation to patience and perseverance by an argument taken from the gentle measure and gracious nature of those sufferings which the believing Hebrews endured in their…
Cambridge Bible
lest any man fail of the grace of God Lit. "whether there be any man who is falling short of," or possibly "falling back from the grace of God." We have already noticed that not improbably the writer…
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