Hebrews 12:17
“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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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
For ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched,.... The design of the apostle in the following words is, in…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
For ye know how that afterward ... - When he came to his father, and earnestly besought him to reverse the sentence…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
When he would have inherited the blessing - When he wished to have the lordship over the whole family conveyed to him,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Hebrews 12:4-17
Here the apostle presses the exhortation to patience and perseverance by an argument taken from the gentle measure and…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
For ye know how that afterward The verse runs literally "for ye know that even, afterwards, when he wished to inherit…
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