the Week of Christ the King / Proper 29 / Ordinary 34
Click here to learn more!
Read the Bible
Revised Standard Version
Hebrews 2:1
Bible Study Resources
Concordances:
- Nave'sDictionaries:
- BridgewayEncyclopedias:
- InternationalParallel Translations
So we must be more careful to follow what we were taught. We must be careful so that we will not be pulled away from the true way.
Wherfore we ought to geve ye more hede to ye thinges we have herde lest we perysshe.
Therefore we ought to pay greater attention to the things that were heard, lest perhaps we drift away.
For this reason we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away from it.
So we must be more careful to follow what we were taught. Then we will not stray away from the truth.
Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things that were heard, lest perhaps we drift away [from them].
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.
Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it.
Therefore we ought to pay greater attention to the things that were heard, lest perhaps we drift away.
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.
For this reason we ought to pay the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, for fear we should drift away from them.
Therfor more plenteuousli it bihoueth vs to kepe tho thingis, that we han herd, lest perauenture we fleten awei.
Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things that were heard, lest haply we drift away from them.
We must pay closer attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.
We must give our full attention to what we were told, so that we won't drift away.
For this reason [that is, because of God's final revelation in His Son Jesus and because of Jesus' superiority to the angels] we must pay much closer attention than ever to the things that we have heard, so that we do not [in any way] drift away from truth.
Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things that were heard, lest haply we drift away from them.
For this reason there is the more need for us to give attention to the things which have come to our ears, for fear that by chance we might be slipping away.
Therefore, we must pay much more careful heed to the things we have heard, so that we will not drift away.
For this reason we should give heed more abundantly to the things [we have] heard, lest in any way we should slip away.
For this reason we must pay closer attention to the things we have heard, or we may drift away.
Therefore we are obligated to be more exceedingly heedful in what we have heard, that we fall not.
Therefore we ought to be exceedingly cautious, in regard to what we have heard, lest we fall away.
Therefore we ought to giue the more earnest heede to the things which we haue heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.
So we must listen very carefully to the truth we have heard, or we may drift away from it.
That is why we must listen all the more to the truths we have been told. If we do not, we may slip away from them.
Therefore we must pay greater attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away from it.
Wherefore wee ought diligently to giue heede to the thinges which wee haue heard, lest at any time we runne out.
THEREFORE, we should give earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time they be lost.
For this cause, it behoveth us, with unwonted firmness, to be holding fast unto the things that have been heard, lest, at any time, we drift away.
Therefore ought we more diligently to observe the things which we have heard lest perhaps we should let them slip.
Wherfore we ought to geue the more earnest heede to the thynges which we haue heard, lest at any tyme we should let them slippe.
That is why we must hold on all the more firmly to the truths we have heard, so that we will not be carried away.
For this reason, we must pay attention all the more to what we have heard, so that we will not drift away.
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.
Because of this, it is all the more necessary that we pay attention to the things we have heard, lest we drift away.
For this reason it is needful for us more abundantly to take heed to the things having been heard that we should not slip away.
Because of this it behoveth [us] more abundantly to take heed to the things heard, lest we may glide aside,
Wherfore we ought to geue the more hede vnto the thinges which we haue herde, lest we perisshe.
Therefore we ought to give the greater attention to the things we have heard, for fear we should abandon the gospel.
It's crucial that we keep a firm grip on what we've heard so that we don't drift off. If the old message delivered by the angels was valid and nobody got away with anything, do you think we can risk neglecting this latest message, this magnificent salvation? First of all, it was delivered in person by the Master, then accurately passed on to us by those who heard it from him. All the while God was validating it with gifts through the Holy Spirit, all sorts of signs and miracles, as he saw fit.
Therefore we must pay closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.
Therefore we must give the more earnest heed to the things we have heard, lest we drift away.
We must pay attention to the truth we have heard. We must keep both feet in the stirrups or we will become lazy and fall off or drift away.
For this reason we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away from it.
For this reason we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Therefore: Hebrews 2:2-4, Hebrews 1:1, Hebrews 1:2, Hebrews 12:25, Hebrews 12:26
the more: Deuteronomy 4:9, Deuteronomy 4:23, Deuteronomy 32:46, Deuteronomy 32:47, Joshua 23:11, Joshua 23:12, 1 Chronicles 22:13, Psalms 119:9, Proverbs 2:1-6, Proverbs 3:21, Proverbs 4:1-4, Proverbs 4:20-22, Proverbs 7:1, Proverbs 7:2, Luke 8:15, Luke 9:44
we should: Hebrews 12:5, Matthew 16:9, Mark 8:18, 2 Peter 1:12, 2 Peter 1:13, 2 Peter 1:15, 2 Peter 3:1
let them slip: Gr. run out, as leaking vessels, Habakkuk 1:6, Habakkuk 2:16
Reciprocal: Genesis 19:27 - to the Exodus 16:32 - General Numbers 16:49 - fourteen thousand Deuteronomy 6:8 - General Deuteronomy 11:16 - Take heed Deuteronomy 11:18 - ye lay up Deuteronomy 16:9 - General Deuteronomy 18:15 - like unto me Deuteronomy 30:14 - very 2 Kings 10:31 - took no heed Nehemiah 8:3 - ears Job 21:2 - Hear Psalms 39:1 - I said Psalms 68:21 - of such Proverbs 4:13 - Take Proverbs 10:17 - the way Proverbs 21:11 - the scorner Isaiah 1:20 - if ye refuse Isaiah 21:7 - he hearkened Jeremiah 17:21 - Take Ezekiel 3:19 - if thou Ezekiel 33:5 - heard Matthew 6:1 - heed Matthew 13:19 - and understandeth Matthew 17:5 - hear Matthew 24:15 - whoso Mark 4:3 - Hearken Mark 4:15 - these Mark 4:24 - Take Mark 9:7 - hear Luke 8:5 - fell Luke 8:18 - heed Acts 3:22 - him 1 Corinthians 15:2 - keep in memory 2 Corinthians 7:7 - earnest Hebrews 3:12 - Take Hebrews 4:1 - us therefore Hebrews 4:14 - let Hebrews 12:15 - Looking Hebrews 13:22 - suffer 1 John 2:24 - abide Revelation 3:3 - Remember
Cross-References
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
God called the dry land Earth, and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good.
So God blessed the seventh day and hallowed it, because on it God rested from all his work which he had done in creation.
These are the generations of the heavens and the earth when they were created. In the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,
when no plant of the field was yet in the earth and no herb of the field had yet sprung up--for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was no man to till the ground;
And the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east; and there he put the man whom he had formed.
The name of the first is Pishon; it is the one which flows around the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;
The name of the second river is Gihon; it is the one which flows around the whole land of Cush.
for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day; therefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day and hallowed it.
It is a sign for ever between me and the people of Israel that in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.'"
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed,.... This is an inference from the apostle's discourse in the preceding chapter; since he, by whom God has spoke in these last days, is his Son, who is infinitely above the angels, they being his creatures, and worshippers of him, and ministers to him, and his; therefore the greater regard should be had to the Gospel spoken by him: even to the things which we have heard; which are no other than the truths of the Gospel, which had been preached unto them, and which were heard by the apostles, who had preached them to them; and they had heard them from them, or from Christ himself, and were what their forefathers had desired to hear, and which the carnal ear has not heard; for there is an internal and an external hearing of the Gospel. Now it becomes the hearers of it to give heed, or attend unto it, to beware of that which is pernicious and hurtful, and to regard that which is good and profitable; and this giving heed takes in a close consideration of Gospel truths, a diligent inquiry into them, a valuable esteem of them, a strict adherence to them, and a watchfulness to retain what is heard, and to conform unto it: and this was to be done "more earnestly" than their forefathers had, or than they themselves had; or this may be put for the superlative degree, and signify, that they should give the most earnest heed; for they had the most abundant reason to give heed, since what they heard was not from Moses, and the prophets, to whom they did well to take heed, but from Christ the Son of God, who was greater than they: "lest at any time we should let them slip": and this either respects persons; and so the Vulgate Latin version renders it, "lest we should run out"; and the Syriac version, "lest we should fall"; and the Arabic version, "lest we should fall from honesty": which may intend partial slips and falls, to which the people of God are subject; and which are oftentimes owing to inadvertency to the word; for the Gospel, duly attended to, is a preservative from falling: or it may respect things, even the doctrines of the Gospel, lest we should let them slip out of us, through us, or besides us: the metaphor seems to be taken either from leaking vessels, which let out what is put into them; or to strainers, which let the liquor through, and it falls on the ground, and cannot be gathered up, and so becomes useless; and which is expressive of unprofitable hearing of the word, through inattention, negligence, and forgetfulness, and the irrecoverableness of it, when it is gone: the Gospel may be lost to some that hear it, as to any real benefit and advantage by it; and some who hear the Gospel may be lost and perish; but the grace of the Gospel can never be lost.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Therefore - Greek “On account of this” - Δια τοῦτο Dia touto - that is, on account of the exalted dignity and rank of the Messiah as stated in the previous chapter. The sense is: “Since Christ, the author of the new dispensation, is so far exalted above the prophets, and even the angels, we ought to give the more earnest attention to all that has been spoken.”
We ought - It is suitable or proper (Greek δεὶ dei) that we should attend to those things. When the Son of God speaks to people, every consideration makes it appropriate that we should attend to what is spoken.
To give the more earnest heed. - To give the more strict attention.
To the things which we have heard. - Whether directly from the Lord Jesus, or from his apostles. It is possible that some of those to whom the apostle was writing had heard the Lord Jesus himself preach the gospel: others had heard the same truths declared by the apostles.
Lest at any time. - We ought to attend to those things at all times. We ought never to forget them; never to be indifferent to them. We are sometimes interested in them, and then we feel indifferent to them; sometimes at leisure to attend to them, and then the cares of the world, or a heaviness and dullness of mind, or a cold and languid state of the affections, renders us indifferent to them, and they are suffered to pass out of the mind without concern. Paul says, that this ought never to be done. At no time should we be indifferent to those things. They are always important to us, and we should never be in a state of mind when they would be uninteresting. At all times; in all places; and in every situation of life, we should feel that the truths of religion are of more importance to us than all other truths, and nothing should be suffered to efface their image from the heart.
We should let them slip. - Margin, “Run out as leaking vessels.” Tyndale renders this, “lest we be spilt.” The expression here has given rise to much discussion as to its meaning; and has been very differently translated. Doddridge renders it, “lest we let them flow out of our minds.” Prof. Stuart, “lest at any time we should slight them.” Whitby: “that they may not entirely slip out of our memories.” The word used here - παραῤῥυέω pararrueō - occurs nowhere else in the New Testament. The Septuagint translators have used the word only once. Proverbs 3:21. “Son, do not pass by (μὴ παραῤῥυῇς mē pararruēs but keep my counsel;” that is, do not pass by my advice by neglect, or suffer it to be disregarded. The word means, according to Passow, to flow by, to flow over; and then to go by, to fall, to go away. It is used to mean to flow near, to flow by - as of a river; to glide away, to escape - as from the mind, that is, to forget; and to glide along - as a thief does by stealth. See Robinson’s Lexicon. The Syriac and Arabic translators have rendered it: “that we may not fall.” After all that has been said on the meaning of the word here (compare Stuart in loc.), it seems to me that the true sense of the expression is that of flowing, or gliding by - as a river; and that the meaning here is, that we should be very cautious that the important truths spoken by the Redeemer and his apostles should not be suffered to “glide by” us without attention, or without profit. We should not allow them to be like a stream that glides on by us without benefiting us; that is, we should endeavor to secure and retain them as our own. The truth taught, is that there is great danger, now that the true system of religion has been revealed, that it will not profit us, but that we shall lose all the benefit of it. This danger may arise from many sources - some of which are the following:
(1) We may not feel that the truths revealed are important - and before their importance is felt, they may be beyond our reach. So we are often deceived in regard to the importance of objects - and before we perceive their value they are irrecoverably gone. So it is often with time, and with the opportunities of obtaining an education, or of accomplishing any object which is of value. The opportunity is gone before we perceive its importance. So the young suffer the most important period of life to glide away before they perceive its value, and the opportunity of making much of their talents is lost because they did not embrace the suitable opportunities.
(2) By being engrossed in business. We feel that that is now the most important thing. That claims all our attention. We have no time to pray, to read the Bible, to think of religion, for the cares of the world engross all the time - and the opportunities of salvation glide insensibly away, until it is too late.
(3) By being attracted by the pleasures of life. We attend to them now, and are drawn along from one to another, until religion is suffered to glide away with all its hopes and consolations, and we perceive, too late, that we have let the opportunity of salvation slip forever. Allured by those pleasures, the young neglect it; and new pleasures starting up in future life carry on the delusion, until every favorable opportunity for salvation has passed away.
(4) We suffer favorable opportunities to pass by without improving them. Youth is by far the best time, as it is the most appropriate time, to become a Christian - and yet how easy is it to allow that period to slip away without becoming interested in the Saviour! One day glides on after another, and one week, and one month, one year passes away after another - like a gently-flowing stream - until all the precious time of youth has gone, and we are still not Christians. So a revival of religion is a favorable time - and yet many suffer this to pass by without becoming interested in it. Others are converted, and the heavenly influences descend all around us, but we are unaffected, and the season so full of happy and heavenly influences is gone - to return no more.
(5) We let the favorable season slip, because we design to attend to it at some future period of life. So youth defers it to manhood - manhood to old age - old age to a death-bed - and then neglects it - until the whole of life has glided away, and the soul is not saved. Paul knew man. He knew how prone he was to let the things of religion slip out of the mind - and hence, the earnestness of his caution that we should give heed to the subject now - lest the opportunity of salvation should soon glide away. When once passed, it can never be recalled. Hence, learn:
(1) The truths of religion will not benefit us unless we give heed to them. It will not save us that the Lord Jesus has come and spoken to people, unless we are disposed to listen. It will not benefit us that the sun shines, unless we open our eyes. Books will not benefit us, unless we read them; medicine, unless we take it; nor will the fruits of the earth sustain our lives, however rich and abundant they may be, if we disregard and neglect them. So with the truths of religion. There is truth enough to save the world - but the world disregards and despises it.
(2) It needs not great sins to destroy the soul. Simple “neglect” will do it as certainly as atrocious crimes. Every person has a sinful heart that will destroy him unless he makes an effort to be saved; and it is not merely the great sinner, therefore, who is in danger. It is the man who “neglects” his soul - whether a moral or an immoral man - a daughter of amiableness, or a daughter of vanity and vice.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
CHAPTER II.
The use we should make of the preceding doctrine, and the danger
of neglecting this great salvation, 1-4.
The future world is not put in subjection to the angels, but all
is under the authority of Christ, 5-8.
Jesus has tasted death for every man, 9.
Nor could he accomplish man's redemption without being
incarnated and without dying; by which he destroys the devil,
and delivers all that believe on him from the fear of death and
spiritual bondage, 10-15.
Christ took not upon him the nature of angels, but the nature of
Abraham, that he might die, and make reconciliation for the
sins of the people, 16-18.
NOTES ON CHAP. II.
Verse Hebrews 2:1. Therefore — Because God has spoken to us by his Son; and because that Son is so great and glorious a personage; and because the subject which is addressed to us is of such infinite importance to our welfare.
We ought to give the more earnest heed — We should hear the doctrine of Christ with care, candour, and deep concern.
Lest at any time we should let them slip. — μη ποτε παραρρυωμεν. "Lest at any time we should leak out." This is a metaphor taken from unstanch vessels; the staves not being close together, the fluid put into them leaks through the chinks and crevices. Superficial hearers lose the benefit of the word preached, as the unseasoned vessel does its fluid; nor can any one hear to the saving of his soul, unless he give most earnest heed, which he will not do unless he consider the dignity of the speaker, the importance of the subject, and the absolute necessity of the salvation of his soul. St. Chrysostom renders it μηποτε απολωμεθαεκπεσωμεν, lest we perish, lest we fall away.
