Parallel Verses
Moffatt New Testament
how shall we escape the penalty for neglecting a salvation which was originally proclaimed by the Lord himself and guaranteed to us by those who heard him,
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him;
Holman Bible
how will we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was first spoken by the Lord and was confirmed to us by those who heard Him.
International Standard Version
how will we escape if we neglect a salvation as great as this? It was first proclaimed by the Lord himself, and then it was confirmed to us by those who heard him,
A Conservative Version
how will we escape, having neglected so great a salvation? Which first, having taken to be spoken by the Lord, was verified for us by those who heard;
American Standard Version
how shall we escape, if we neglect so great a salvation? which having at the first been spoken through the Lord, was confirmed unto us by them that heard;
Amplified
how will we escape [the penalty] if we ignore such a great salvation [the gospel, the new covenant]? For it was spoken at first by the Lord, and it was confirmed to us and proved authentic by those who personally heard [Him speak],
An Understandable Version
how will we escape [punishment] if we neglect such a great salvation? [For it was] first announced [to people] by the Lord and then confirmed to us [i.e., the writer and other Christians] by those who heard Him [i.e., the original apostles].
Anderson New Testament
how shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation? which at first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by those who heard him;
Bible in Basic English
What will come on us, if we do not give our minds to such a great salvation? a salvation of which our fathers first had knowledge through the words of the Lord, and which was made certain to us by those to whom his words came;
Common New Testament
how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was declared at first by the Lord, and it was confirmed to us by those who heard him,
Daniel Mace New Testament
how shall we escape, if we neglect that salutary doctrine? which was first published by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by those that heard him;
Darby Translation
how shall we escape if we have been negligent of so great salvation, which, having had its commencement in being spoken of by the Lord, has been confirmed to us by those who have heard;
Godbey New Testament
how shall we escape, having neglected so great a salvation? which having received the beginning to be spoken by the Lord, was confirmed unto us by those who heard it;
Goodspeed New Testament
how can we escape if we pay no attention to such a salvation as this? It was first proclaimed by the Lord himself, and it was guaranteed to us by those who heard him,
John Wesley New Testament
How shall we escape, if we neglect so great a salvation, which began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by them that had heard him?
Julia Smith Translation
How shall we escape, having neglected such great salvation; which at the beginning taken to be spoken by the Lord, by them having heard was made firm to us;
King James 2000
How shall we escape, if we neglect so great a salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him;
Lexham Expanded Bible
how will we escape [if we] neglect so great a salvation which had [its] beginning [when it] was spoken through the Lord [and] was confirmed to us by those who heard,
Modern King James verseion
how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation, which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by those who heard Him;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
how shall we escape if we despise so great salvation? Which at the first began to be preached of the Lord himself, and afterward was confirmed unto us ward, by them that heard it;
Montgomery New Testament
Which having begun to be spoken by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard him;
NET Bible
how will we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was first communicated through the Lord and was confirmed to us by those who heard him,
New Heart English Bible
how will we escape if we neglect so great a salvation?which at the first having been spoken through the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard;
Noyes New Testament
how shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation, which at the first was spoken through the Lord, and was confirmed to us through those who heard him,
Sawyer New Testament
how shall we escape who have neglected so great a salvation? which began to be spoken by the Lord, and was affirmed to us by those who heard,
The Emphasized Bible
how shall, we, escape, if, so great a salvation as this, we have neglected, - which, indeed, having received, a beginning, of being spoken through the Lord, by them who heard, unto us was confirmed,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
how shall we escape if we neglect so great salvation, which, commencing at the beginning to be spoken by the Lord, was confirmed unto us by those who had heard him;
Twentieth Century New Testament
how can we, of all people, expect to escape, if we disregard so great a Salvation? It was the Master who at the outset spoke of this Salvation, and its authority was confirmed for us by those who heard him,
Webster
How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by them that heard him;
Weymouth New Testament
how shall *we* escape if we are indifferent to a salvation as great as that now offered to us? This, after having first of all been announced by the Lord Himself, had its truth made sure to us by those who heard Him,
Williams New Testament
how can we escape, if we pay no attention at all to a salvation that is so great? This is so because it was first proclaimed by the Lord Himself, and then it was proved to us to be valid by the very men who heard Him themselves,
World English Bible
how will we escape if we neglect so great a salvation -- which at the first having been spoken through the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard;
Worrell New Testament
how shall we escape, having neglected so great salvation; which, indeed, having at first been spoken through the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard;
Worsley New Testament
how shall we escape, if we neglect so great a salvation? which began to be declared by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by them that heard Him;
Youngs Literal Translation
how shall we escape, having neglected so great salvation? which a beginning receiving -- to be spoken through the Lord -- by those having heard was confirmed to us,
Themes
The call of God » Rejection of, leads to » Condemnation
Jesus The Prophet » God will severely visit our neglect of
Escape » None, from the judgments of God
Jesus Christ » Prophet » God will severely punish those who reject him
Salvation » Neglect of » Perilous if persisted in
Salvation » Described as » Great
Topics
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Soteria
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Hebrews 2:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Warning Not To Neglect Salvation
2 For if the divine word spoken by angels held good, if transgression and disobedience met with due punishment in every case, 3 how shall we escape the penalty for neglecting a salvation which was originally proclaimed by the Lord himself and guaranteed to us by those who heard him, 4 while God corroborated their testimony with signs and wonders and a variety of miraculous powers, distributing the holy Spirit as it pleased him.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Luke 1:2
exactly as these have been handed down to us by the original eyewitnesses who were in the service of the Gospel Message,
Hebrews 1:2
but in these days at the end he has spoken to us by a Son ??a Son whom he appointed heir of the universe, as it was by him that he created the world.
Hebrews 12:25
See that you do not refuse to listen to His voice. For if they failed to escape, who refused to listen to their instructor upon earth, much less shall we escape, if we discard Him who speaks from heaven.
Hebrews 5:9
and by being thus perfected he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him,
Hebrews 10:28-29
Anyone who has rejected the law of Moses dies without mercy, on the evidence of two or of three witnesses.
Matthew 4:17
From that day Jesus began to preach, saying, "Repent, the Reign of heaven is near."
Matthew 23:33
You serpents! you brood of vipers! how can you escape being sentenced to Gehenna?
Mark 1:14
After John had been arrested, Jesus went to Galilee preaching the gospel of God;
Mark 16:15-20
And he said to them, "Go to all the world and preach the gospel to every creature:
Luke 1:69
he has raised up a strong saviour for us in the house of his servant David
Luke 24:19
"What is that?" he said to them. They replied, "All about Jesus of Nazaret! To God and all the people he was a prophet strong in action and utterance,
Luke 24:47-48
and that repentance and the remission of sins must be preached in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
John 3:16-18
For God loved the world so dearly that he gave up his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life, instead of perishing.
John 15:27
and you too are witnesses, for you have been with me from the very beginning.
Acts 1:22
from the baptism of John down to the day when he was taken up from us ??of these men one must join us as a witness to his resurrection."
Acts 2:22
Men of Israel, listen to my words. Jesus the Nazarene, a man accredited to you by God through miracles, wonders, and signs which God performed by him among you (as you yourselves know),
Acts 4:12
There is no salvation by anyone else, nor even a second Name under heaven appointed for us men and our salvation."
Acts 10:40-42
but God raised him on the third day, and allowed him to be seen
Romans 2:3
Very well; and do you imagine you will escape God's doom, O man, you who judge those who practise such vices and do the same yourself?
1 Thessalonians 5:3
when 'all's well' and 'all is safe' are on the lips of men, then all of a sudden Destruction is upon them, like pangs on a pregnant woman ??escape there is none.
1 Timothy 1:15
It is a sure word, it deserves all praise, that "Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners"; and though I am the foremost of sinners,
Titus 2:11
For the grace of God has appeared to save all men,
Hebrews 4:1
Well then, as the promise of entrance into his Rest is still left to us, let us be afraid of anyone being judged to have missed it.
Hebrews 4:11
Let us be eager then to enter that Rest, in case anyone falls into the same sort of disobedience.
Hebrews 7:25-26
Hence for all time he is able to save those who approach God through him, as he is always living to intercede on their behalf.
1 Peter 4:17-18
It is time for the Judgment to begin with the household of God; and if it begins with us, what will be the fate of those who refuse obedience to God's gospel?
Revelation 6:16-17
calling to the mountains and the rocks, "Fall upon us and hide us from the face of him who is seated on the throne and from the anger of the Lamb;
Revelation 7:10
and they cried with a loud voice, "Saved by our God who is seated on the throne, and by the Lamb!"