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Heb 12:16. Πόρνος, fornicator) ch. Heb 13:4; 1Co 10:8.-ἢ, or) Lust and intemperance in eating are closely connected.-βέβηλος, profane) casting away a spiritual privilege for the enjoyments of the palate; see Gen 25:34 : Esau both ate and drank, and rose and went away. A graphic representation of a profane mind.-ὡς Ἠσαῦ, as Esau) An example well fitted to excite horror, which was needed to be struck into the sons of Jacob according to the flesh.-μιᾶς, one) This increases the fault, does not deserve (so far is it from being a ground for claiming) mercy; comp. Gen 3:6. Sometimes one single action has the greatest force on both sides (for good or for evil). This is also evident from the example of Reuben and Saul; and again, on the other hand, of Abraham and Phinehas, etc.-τὰ πρωτοτόκια, the rights of the first-born) which were very precious. The right of primogeniture belonged also to the Hebrews, to whom he is writing, before the Gentiles, Heb 12:23, note.-αὐτοῦ, his) He had therefore really possessed it. Holy sobriety and temperance become those who partake of spiritual primogeniture.