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;

Young's 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,

Hebrews 2:3 Additional Translations
Geneva Study Bible

How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; {2} which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by {d} them that heard him;

(2) If the neglect and disobedience of the word spoken by angels was not left unpunished, much less will it be tolerated if we neglect the gospel which the Lord of angels preached, and was confirmed by the voice of the apostles, and with so many signs and wonders from heaven, and especially with great and mighty working of the Holy Spirit.

(d) By the apostles.

Margin salvation

See Scofield Note: "Rom 1:16".

2:3 How shall we escape. How then, if this was true of the law, can we hope to escape if he neglect the message of the Son?

So great salvation. Not a temporal, but an eternal salvation, the salvation of the gospel.

Which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord. More especially after his death and resurrection when he bade his disciples go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.

Which was confirmed unto us by them that heard him. If Paul was the writer of Hebrews he places himself in the position of the church, for elsewhere he tells us plainly that he received the gospel from the Lord himself. The apostles who had heard and seen the risen Christ first proclaimed his gospel publicly on Pentecost, an event evidently alluded to in this passage.

Hebrews 2:3 Parallel Commentaries
Announced Attested Confirmed Declared Escape Fathers First Great Heard Ignore Indifferent Minds Neglect Negligent Offered Salvation Sure Truth WordsAnnounced Attested Confirmed Declared Escape Fathers First Great Heard Ignore Indifferent Minds Neglect Negligent Offered Salvation Sure Truth WordsKing James Bible

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