HEB 2:3 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) how will we escape punishment if we neglect such a great offer of salvation. This salvation was first heard when spoken about by the master and then others who heard confirmed it to us

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT how will we escape, having neglected so great a salvation? Which salvation, first having been chosen to be spoken through the Lord, was confirmed to us by the ones having heard it;

UST Since that is true, God will certainly punish any one of us who ignores the message about how God has acted powerfully to save us. It was the Lord Jesus who first spoke this message, and those who listened to him told us the same message reliably.

BSB how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation?
§ This salvation was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard Him,

BLB how shall we escape, having neglected such a great salvation, which, having received a commencement declared by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those having heard,

AICNT how will we escape if we neglect such a great salvation, which began to be spoken through the Lord and was confirmed to us by those who heard,

OEB 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,

WEBBE 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,

WMBB (Same as above)

NET 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,

LSV how will we escape, having neglected such great salvation? Which having received [that] spoken through the LORD [from] the beginning, was confirmed to us by those having heard,

FBV how will we escape if we don't pay attention to this great salvation that the Lord first announced, and then we had confirmed to us by those who heard him.

TCNT how will we escape if we neglect so great a salvation? This salvation was first announced by the Lord, and it was confirmed to us by those who heard him.

T4T So, we will certainly not escape God punishing us if we ignore such a great message about how God [MTY] saves us! [RHQ] This new message was first spoken by the Lord Jesus {The Lord Jesus first spoke this message}. Then it was confirmed to us by those who heard what the Lord told them {those who heard what the Lord told them confirmed it to us}.

LEB how will we escape if we[fn] neglect so great a salvation which had its beginning when it[fn] was spoken through the Lord and was confirmed to us by those who heard,

2:3 *Here “if” is supplied as a component of the participle (“neglect”) which is understood as conditional

2:3 *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal infinitive (“was spoken”)

BBE 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;

Moff No Moff HEB book available

Wymth 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,

ASV 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;

DRA How shall we escape if we neglect so great salvation? which having begun to be declared by the Lord, was confirmed unto us by them that heard him.

YLT 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,

Drby 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;

RV how shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation? which having at the first been spoken through the Lord, was confirmed unto us by them that heard;

Wbstr 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 ;

KJB-1769 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;

KJB-1611 How shall we escape, if we neglect so great saluation, which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed vnto vs by them that heard him,
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Howe shall we escape, yf we neglect so great saluation? which at the first began to be preached of the Lorde, and was confirmed vnto vswarde, by them that hearde it:
(How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation? which at the first began to be preached of the Lord, and was confirmed unto uswarde, by them that heard it:)

Gnva How shall we escape, if we neglect so great saluation, which at the first began to be preached by the Lord, and afterward was confirmed vnto vs by them that heard him,
(How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation, which at the first began to be preached by the Lord, and afterward was confirmed unto us by them that heard him, )

Cvdl how shal we escape, yf we despyse so greate a saluacion: which after that it beganne to be preached by the LORDE himselfe, was confirmed vpon vs, by them that herde it,
(how shall we escape, if we despise so great a saluacion: which after that it began to be preached by the LORD himself, was confirmed upon us, by them that heard it,)

TNT how shall we escape yf we despyse so great saluacion which at ye fyrst began to be preached of the lorde him silfe and afterwarde was confermed vnto vs warde by the ye hearde it
(how shall we escape if we despise so great saluacion which at ye/you_all first began to be preached of the lord him self and afterward was confermed unto us warde by the ye/you_all heard it )

Wycl hou schulen we ascape, if we despisen so greet an heelthe? Which, whanne it hadde takun bigynnyng to be teld out by the Lord, of hem that herden is confermyd in to vs.
(hou should we ascape, if we despisen so great an heelthe? Which, when it had taken beginning to be teld out by the Lord, of them that heard is confermyd in to us.)

Luth wie wollen wir entfliehen, so wir eine solche Seligkeit nicht achten? welche, nachdem sie erstlich geprediget ist durch den HErr’s, ist sie auf uns kommen durch die, so es gehöret haben.
(as wollen we/us entfliehen, so we/us one such Seligkeit not achten? welche, after they/she/them erstlich geprediget is through the LORD’s, is they/she/them on us/to_us/ourselves coming through die, so it gehöret have.)

ClVg quomodo nos effugiemus si tantam neglexerimus salutem? quæ cum initium accepisset enarrari per Dominum ab eis, qui audierunt, in nos confirmata est,
(how we effugiemus when/but_if tantam neglexerimus salutem? which when/with the_beginning accepisset enarrari through Dominum away eis, who audierunt, in we confirmata it_is, )

UGNT πῶς ἡμεῖς ἐκφευξόμεθα τηλικαύτης ἀμελήσαντες σωτηρίας? ἥτις ἀρχὴν λαβοῦσα, λαλεῖσθαι διὰ τοῦ Κυρίου, ὑπὸ τῶν ἀκουσάντων εἰς ἡμᾶς ἐβεβαιώθη;
(pōs haʸmeis ekfeuxometha taʸlikautaʸs amelaʸsantes sōtaʸrias? haʸtis arⱪaʸn labousa, laleisthai dia tou Kuriou, hupo tōn akousantōn eis haʸmas ebebaiōthaʸ;)

SBL-GNT πῶς ἡμεῖς ἐκφευξόμεθα τηλικαύτης ἀμελήσαντες σωτηρίας, ἥτις, ἀρχὴν λαβοῦσα λαλεῖσθαι διὰ τοῦ κυρίου, ὑπὸ τῶν ἀκουσάντων εἰς ἡμᾶς ἐβεβαιώθη,
(pōs haʸmeis ekfeuxometha taʸlikautaʸs amelaʸsantes sōtaʸrias, haʸtis, arⱪaʸn labousa laleisthai dia tou kuriou, hupo tōn akousantōn eis haʸmas ebebaiōthaʸ,)

TC-GNT πῶς ἡμεῖς ἐκφευξόμεθα τηλικαύτης ἀμελήσαντες σωτηρίας; Ἥτις, ἀρχὴν λαβοῦσα λαλεῖσθαι διὰ τοῦ Κυρίου, ὑπὸ τῶν ἀκουσάντων εἰς ἡμᾶς ἐβεβαιώθη,
(pōs haʸmeis ekfeuxometha taʸlikautaʸs amelaʸsantes sōtaʸrias; Haʸtis, arⱪaʸn labousa laleisthai dia tou Kuriou, hupo tōn akousantōn eis haʸmas ebebaiōthaʸ, )

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs (from our SR-GNT base).

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

Apostasy

Sadly, opposition to God is not limited to those outside the community of faith; the Bible tells of many people who seemed to know God but turned away (see Num 16; Deut 13; 2 Kgs 17:5-23; Ezek 8). God brings just consequences to those who turn away from him (Job 11:20; Prov 1:24-31; Jer 11:11). Jesus spoke of those who fall away and the judgment they will receive (Matt 16:27; 23:13; 24:10-13; 25:41-46), and the writers of the New Testament follow his lead (Gal 1:6-9; 2 Tim 3:1-9; 2 Pet 2:1-22; 1 Jn 2:18-19).

The Bible as a whole is clear that disobeying God has severe consequences (see, e.g., Gen 9:5-6; Num 35:16-21; Lev 20:10; Zech 5:4). Those who oppose God’s will and rule will ultimately be excluded from his life-giving presence (Isa 66:14-24). In this vein, several passages in Hebrews warn that those who fail to take God’s word seriously are in deep spiritual trouble and will face the judgment of God (see Heb 2:1-4; 4:12-13; 6:4-8; 10:26-31; 12:25-29).

Scholars have understood the nature of the apostasy (falling away) and judgment described in the “warning passages” of Hebrews in various ways: (1) Some have understood the warnings to be hypothetical, suggesting that the harshness serves simply to shock the hearers out of spiritual lethargy, with no impending judgment in view. (2) A second position holds that those with whom the author was concerned were Jewish and had not yet converted to Christianity. Thus they were under God’s judgment because they were not yet a part of the new covenant. (3) A third view argues that the “apostates” in view were Christians who, because of their spiritual condition, faced some measure of God’s judgment as believers, but were in no danger of actually losing their salvation. (4) A fourth view suggests that the apostates had been full members of the Christian community and had experienced the full reality of the Christian faith but had now turned their backs on Christ and the church. (5) A fifth view is that, rather than having been true believers, the apostates showed that they never really knew Christ in the first place.

Ultimately, warnings of judgment are an expression of God’s grace, seeking to turn the rebellious person to the ways of God. Taking the consequences of apostasy seriously can help us build resolve in faithfully following Jesus.

Passages for Further Study

Num 16:1-50; Deut 13:1-18; 2 Kgs 17:5-23; Ezek 8:1-18; Matt 24:10-13; Gal 1:6-9; 2 Tim 3:1-9; Heb 2:1-4; 6:4-8; 10:26-31; 2 Pet 2:1-22; 1 Jn 2:18-19

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

πῶς ἡμεῖς ἐκφευξόμεθα τηλικαύτης ἀμελήσαντες σωτηρίας?

how we /will_be/_escaping ˱of˲_so_great /having/_neglected /a/_salvation

The author does not ask this question because he is looking for information. Rather, he asks it to involve the audience in what he is arguing. The question assumes that the answer is “we will not.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea with a strong negation. Alternate translation: [we will definitely not escape, having neglected so great a salvation.]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἡμεῖς ἐκφευξόμεθα

we /will_be/_escaping

Here the author implies that we will not escape what those under the law experienced when they broke that law, a “just penalty” (2:2). So, he does not include what we escape because he stated it in the last verse. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this idea more explicit. Alternate translation: [will we escape the penalty] or [will we escape just punishment]

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-condition-hypothetical

ἡμεῖς ἐκφευξόμεθα τηλικαύτης ἀμελήσαντες σωτηρίας

we /will_be/_escaping ˱of˲_so_great /having/_neglected /a/_salvation

Here, the phrase having neglected introduces a hypothetical possibility. The author is not claiming that he or his audience have neglected or will “neglect” the salvation. Instead, he is asking the question about what we would happen if he or his audience did “neglect” the salvation. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a form that introduces a possibility. Alternate translation: [will we escape if we neglect so great a salvation]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

τηλικαύτης & σωτηρίας? ἥτις

˱of˲_so_great & /a/_salvation which

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of salvation, you could express the idea by using a verb such as “save.” Alternate translation: [the amazing way in which God saves us? This way in which God saves us]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

τηλικαύτης & σωτηρίας? ἥτις

˱of˲_so_great & /a/_salvation which

Here, the word salvation refers to the “message” about salvation. The author makes this clear in the second half of the verse, when he refers to how the salvation is spoken. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea by referring to a “message” or “proclamation” about salvation. Alternate translation: [the proclamation about so great a salvation? Which proclamation about salvation]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἀρχὴν λαβοῦσα, λαλεῖσθαι διὰ τοῦ Κυρίου

/a/_beginning /having/_received /to_be_being/_spoken by the Lord

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. The author uses the passive form here to focus on what was chosen and spoken rather than on the person doing the choosing and speaking. If you must state who did the action, the author implies that “God” did the choosing and the Lord did the speaking. Alternate translation: [God having chosen the Lord to speak it first]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ὑπὸ τῶν ἀκουσάντων εἰς ἡμᾶς ἐβεβαιώθη

by the_‹ones› /having/_heard to us /was/_confirmed

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. The author uses the passive form here to focus on what was confirmed rather than on the people doing the confirming. Alternate translation: [those who heard confirmed to us]

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