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 -

1. But I Met God There - Neil Girrard
2. Done in Christ; Lords of Darkness - Neil Girrard
3. From "Once Upon a Time..." to "Happily Ever After"? - Neil Girrard
4. Intimidation; Lords of Darkness - Neil Girrard
5. Known - Neil Girrard
6. The Necessity of Finding Fault - Neil Girrard

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