Because of this it behoveth us more abundantly to take heed to the things heard, lest we may glide aside,

Thou didst make him some little less than messengers, with glory and honour Thou didst crown him, and didst set him over the works of Thy hands,

and him who was made some little less than messengers we see -- Jesus -- because of the suffering of the death, with glory and honour having been crowned, that by the grace of God for every one he might taste of death.

See, brethren, lest there shall be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in the falling away from the living God,

We may fear, then, lest a promise being left of entering into His rest, any one of you may seem to have come short,

and apart from all controversy, the less by the better is blessed --

looking diligently over lest any one be failing of the grace of God, lest any root of bitterness springing up may give trouble, and through this many may be defiled;

lest any one be a fornicator, or a profane person, as Esau, who in exchange for one morsel of food did sell his birthright,

See, may ye not refuse him who is speaking, for if those did not escape who refused him who upon earth was divinely speaking -- much less we who do turn away from him who speaketh from heaven,