Thematic Bible: Perilous if persisted in

Pay careful attention so that you do not refuse [to hear] God when He speaks to you. [See verse 9]. For if those people [i.e., the Israelites] did not escape [judgment] when they refused [to hear] Him who warned them on earth [i.e., God speaking through Moses at Mount Sinai], how much less [likely] will we escape [judgment] if we reject Him who warns from heaven [i.e., Christ]?

Verse Concepts

Faith, As A Body Of BeliefsComplacencyGospel, Responses ToImpenitence, Results OfSalvation, Necessity And Basis Of

Watchfulness, Of BelieversRejection Of God's CallEscaping EvilNo EscapeGod Speaks From Heaven

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].

Verse Concepts

ForeknowledgeConfirmationComplacencydelay, humanHearingHistory

Neglecting God's ThingsWitnesses, To Jesus ChristSalvation, Described AsChrist PreachingEscaping EvilThe Gospel Of Salvation