Parallel Verses
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;
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?
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;
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,
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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Word Count of 37 Translations in Hebrews 2:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Warning Not To Neglect Salvation
2 For if the word spoken by angels was firm, and every transgression and bad instruction received the just payment of reward; 3 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; 4 God confirming the testimony, together with signs and wonders, and various powers, and partitions of the Holy Spirit, according to his will
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Luke 1:2
As they delivered to us, who from the beginning being eyewitnesses, and servants of the word;
Hebrews 1:2
At these last days spake to us in the Son, whom he set heir of all things, by whom also he made the times;
Hebrews 12:25
See that ye refuse not him speaking. For if they escaped not, having refused him giving an intimation of the divine will on earth, much more we, who having turned back from him from the heavens:
Hebrews 5:9
And being perfected, he became to all them lending a willing ear to him the origin of eternal salvation
Hebrews 10:28-29
Any one having rejected Moses' law, without compassion dies by two or three witnesses:
Isaiah 12:2
Behold God my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid: for my strength and song is Jah Jehovah, and he will be to me for salvation.
Isaiah 20:6
And he inhabiting this island said in that day, Behold, thus our expectation, where we fled there for help to be delivered from the face of the king of Assur: and how shall we escape?
Isaiah 51:5
My justice is near; my salvation went forth, and mine arms shall judge the peoples; the islands shall wait for me, and to mine arm shall they hope.
Isaiah 51:8
For the moth shall eat them as a garment, and as wool shall the moth eat them: and my justice shall be forever, and my salvation to generation of generations.
Isaiah 62:11
Behold, Jehovah caused to be heard to the extremity of the earth, Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation coming: behold, his reward with him, and his work before his face.
Ezekiel 17:15
And he will rebel against him to send his messengers to Egypt, to give to him horses and much people. Shall he prosper? shall he doing these, escape? and breaking the covenant, and escaping?
Ezekiel 17:18
And he despised the oath to break the covenant, and behold, he gave his hand, and doing all these he shall not escape.
Matthew 4:17
From then Jesus began to proclaim, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of the heavens has drawn near.
Matthew 23:33
Serpents, generations of vipers, how would ye flee from the judgment of hell?
Mark 1:14
And after John was delivered up, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God,
Mark 16:15-20
And he said to them, Having gone into all the world proclaim the good news to all creation.
Luke 1:69
And he raised up a horn of salvation to us in the house of David, his servant;
Luke 24:19
And Jesus said to them, What things? And they said to him, The things concerning Jesus the Nazarite, who was a man, a prophet, powerful in work and words before God and all the people:
Luke 24:47-48
And repentance and remission of sins to be proclaimed in his name to all nations, having begun from Jerusalem.
John 3:16-18
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only born Son, that every one believing in him perish not, but have eternal life.
John 15:27
And ye also testify, for ye are with me from the beginning.
Acts 1:22
Having begun from the immersion of John, unto the day which he was taken up from us, be one of these a witness with you of his rising up.
Acts 2:22
Men, Israelites, bear these words; Jesus the Nazarite, a man elected by God for you by powers and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, (as also ye yourselves know:)
Acts 4:12
And salvation is in no other: for neither is another name given under heaven among men, in which we must be saved.
Acts 10:40-42
Him God raised the third day, and gave him to be manifest;
Romans 2:3
And thinkest thou this, O man, judging them doing such things, and doing the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?
1 Thessalonians 5:3
For when they say, Peace and security; then sudden ruin is upon them, as anguish in her with child; and they may not escape.
1 Timothy 1:15
Faithful the word, and worthy of all acceptance, for Christ Jesus came into the world to save the sinful; of whom I am first.
Titus 2:11
For the grace of God who saves, was manifested to all men,
Hebrews 4:1
Let us therefore fear, lest a solemn promise being left to come into his rest, any of you should seem to have failed.
Hebrews 4:11
Therefore we should be earnest to come into that rest, lest any should fall in the same pattern of unbelief.
Hebrews 7:25-26
Wherefore he is able to save entirely those coming to God by him, always living to supplicate for them.
1 Peter 4:17-18
For the time for judgment to have begun from the house of God: and if first from us, what the end of them not believing the good tidings of God?
Revelation 6:16-17
And they say to the mountains and rocks, Fall upon us, and hide us from the face of him sitting upon the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:
Revelation 7:10
And crying with a great voice, saying, Salvation to our God sitting upon the throne, and to the Lamb.