Hebrews 2:1
Strong's Lexicon
We
ἡμᾶς (hēmas)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

must
δεῖ (dei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1163: Third person singular active present of deo; also deon deh-on'; neuter active participle of the same; both used impersonally; it is Necessary.

pay closer attention,
προσέχειν (prosechein)
Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 4337: From pros and echo; to hold the mind towards, i.e. Pay attention to, be cautious about, apply oneself to, adhere to.

therefore
Διὰ (Dia)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1223: A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.

τοῦτο (touto)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3778: This; he, she, it.

to what
τοῖς (tois)
Article - Dative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

we have heard,
ἀκουσθεῖσιν (akoustheisin)
Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Dative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 191: To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.

so that we do not drift away.
παραρυῶμεν (pararyōmen)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 3901: From para and the alternate of rheo; to flow by, i.e. carelessly pass.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
We must pay closer attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.

Young's Literal Translation
Because of this it behoveth [us] more abundantly to take heed to the things heard, lest we may glide aside,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
We must, therefore , pay even more attention to what we have heard, so that we will not drift away.

New American Standard Bible
For this reason we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away [from it].

King James Bible
Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let [them] slip.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.

New Living Translation
So we must listen very carefully to the truth we have heard, or we may drift away from it.

English Standard Version
Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it.

New American Standard Bible
For this reason we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away from it.

King James Bible
Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
We must, therefore, pay even more attention to what we have heard, so that we will not drift away.

International Standard Version
For this reason we must pay closer attention to the things we have heard, or we may drift away,

NET Bible
Therefore we must pay closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.

American Standard Version
Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things that were heard, lest haply we drift away from them .

English Revised Version
Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things that were heard, lest haply we drift away from them.

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
















Cross References
Proverbs 3:21
My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:

John 8:59
Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.

Hebrews 1:1
God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,

Hebrews 1:14
Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?

Hebrews 1:13
But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool?

Hebrews 1:12
And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.

Hebrews 2:2
For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompence of reward;

Hebrews 2:3
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;

Hebrews 2:4
God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will?
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