Warning Against Neglecting Salvation
Hebrews 2:1-4
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Heb.2.1 - Details
Translation
Original Text
Morphology
- Δια: PREP,gen
- τουτο: PRON,nom,sg,n
- δει: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,sg
- περισσοτερως: ADV,comp
- προσεχειν: VERB,pres,act,inf
- ημας: PRON,acc,pl,1
- τοις: ART,dat,pl,n
- ακουσθεισιν: VERB,aor,pass,part,dat,pl,neut
- μηποτε: PART
- παραρυωμεν: VERB,pres,mid/pass,subj,1,pl
Parallels
- Hebrews 3:12-14 (thematic): A close parallel warning against unbelief and falling away—exhorts believers to watch one another so that none develops an ‘evil heart of unbelief’ and falls away.
- Hebrews 12:25 (verbal): Similar admonition not to refuse the one who speaks; both passages urge careful attention to God’s spoken revelation to avoid judgment or drifting away.
- 1 Corinthians 15:2 (thematic): Warns that salvation depends on holding firmly to the message preached; parallels Hebrews 2:1’s call to attend closely lest one abandon what was heard.
- Luke 8:13 (thematic): The parable’s account of hearers who ‘fall away’ after receiving the word echoes the warning in Hebrews 2:1 about drifting away from what has been heard.
- Colossians 1:23 (thematic): Urges continued faithfulness—‘if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast’—paralleling Hebrews’ concern that listeners not be carried away from the gospel they received.
Alternative generated candidates
- Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away from it.
- Therefore we must pay much closer attention to the message of salvation we have heard, so that we do not drift away.
Heb.2.2 - Details
Translation
Original Text
Morphology
- ει: VERB,pres,act,ind,2,sg
- γαρ: PART
- ο: ART,nom,sg,m
- δι᾽αγγελων: PREP+NOUN,gen,pl,m
- λαληθεις: VERB,aor,pass,part,nom,sg,m
- λογος: NOUN,nom,sg,m
- εγενετο: VERB,aor,mid,ind,3,sg
- βεβαιος: ADJ,nom,sg,m
- και: CONJ
- πασα: ADJ,nom,sg,f
- παραβασις: NOUN,nom,sg,f
- και: CONJ
- παρακοη: NOUN,nom,sg,f
- ελαβεν: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,sg
- ενδικον: ADJ,acc,sg,f
- μισθαποδοσιαν: NOUN,acc,sg,f
Parallels
- Acts 7:53 (verbal): Stephen charges the Jewish leaders with resisting God and says they ‘received the law as ordained by angels’ (or ‘by the disposition of angels’), echoing Hebrews’ concern with revelation mediated by angels.
- Deuteronomy 4:2 (thematic): A canonical warning not to add to or take away from God’s words; parallels Hebrews’ emphasis on the binding, authoritative nature of earlier revelation and the seriousness of transgression.
- Deuteronomy 12:32 (thematic): Another Mosaic injunction against altering divine instruction; resonates with Hebrews’ claim that violations of such revelation bring just recompense.
- Revelation 22:18-19 (thematic): A New Testament warning that adding to or subtracting from divine revelation will bring God’s judgment—paralleling Hebrews’ point that transgression and disobedience under prior revelation incurred just penalties.
- Hebrews 1:1-2 (structural): The opening of Hebrews contrasts God’s past speaking (through prophets/mediated means) with the Son’s final revelation; Heb 2:2 picks up the theme by treating the earlier (angel-mediated) message as authoritative and penal in case of disobedience, setting up the Son’s supremacy.
Alternative generated candidates
- For if the message spoken through angels proved steadfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense,
- For if the word declared by angels proved steadfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense,
Heb.2.3 - Details
Translation
Original Text
Morphology
- πως: ADV
- ημεις: PRON,nom,pl,1
- εκφευξομεθα: VERB,fut,mid,ind,1,pl
- τηλικαυτης: ADJ,gen,sg,f
- αμελησαντες: PART,aor,act,nom,pl,m
- σωτηριας: NOUN,gen,sg,f
- ητις: PRON,rel,nom,sg,f
- αρχην: NOUN,acc,sg,f
- λαβουσα: VERB,aor,act,part,nom,sg,f
- λαλεισθαι: VERB,pres,pass,inf
- δια: PREP
- του: ART,gen,sg,n
- κυριου: NOUN,gen,sg,m
- υπο: PREP
- των: ART,gen,pl,m
- ακουσαντων: PART,aor,act,gen,pl,m
- εις: PREP
- ημας: PRON,acc,pl,1
- εβεβαιωθη: VERB,aor,pass,ind,3,sg
Parallels
- Hebrews 1:1-2 (structural): Same argument about the progression of God’s revelation — God spoke through the Son; links the idea of a message ‘spoken by the Lord’ that is now addressed to us.
- Luke 10:16 (verbal): Jesus’ statement that ‘he who hears you hears me’ resonates with the claim that the Lord spoke and that the message was confirmed by those who heard (the apostles).
- Romans 10:14-15 (thematic): Emphasizes the necessity of hearing proclamation for salvation — the connection between preaching, hearing, and coming to faith parallels the warning about neglecting salvation.
- Acts 2:32-33 (thematic): The apostles’ witness to the resurrection and the Spirit’s confirmation shows how the Lord’s words and saving acts were attested by those who heard and bore testimony.
- 2 Peter 1:16 (allusion): Peter’s insistence that the apostles were eyewitnesses and did not follow myths parallels Hebrews’ stress that the salvation was first spoken by the Lord and confirmed through those who heard (apostolic testimony).
Alternative generated candidates
- how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation? It was first announced by the Lord, and it was confirmed to us by those who heard him.
- how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation? It was first announced by the Lord, and it was confirmed to us by those who heard,
Heb.2.4 - Details
Translation
Original Text
Morphology
- συνεπιμαρτυρουντος: VERB,pres,act,part,gen,m,sg
- του: ART,gen,sg,n
- θεου: NOUN,gen,sg,m
- σημειοις: NOUN,dat,pl,n
- τε: CONJ
- και: CONJ
- τερασιν: NOUN,dat,pl,n
- και: CONJ
- ποικιλαις: ADJ,dat,pl,f
- δυναμεσιν: NOUN,dat,pl,f
- και: CONJ
- πνευματος: NOUN,gen,sg,n
- αγιου: ADJ,gen,sg,n
- μερισμοις: NOUN,dat,pl,m
- κατα: PREP
- την: ART,acc,sg,f
- αυτου: PRON,gen,sg,m
- θελησιν: NOUN,acc,sg,f
Parallels
- Acts 2:22 (verbal): Peter speaks of Jesus as 'approved by God with signs and wonders and miracles,' echoing Heb 2:4's language of God bearing witness by 'signs and wonders and various powers.'
- Acts 5:12 (thematic): The apostles 'laid hands on many' and 'signs and wonders were done' among the people—paralleling Hebrews' claim that miraculous signs accompanied the proclamation and attestation of God's message.
- 1 Corinthians 12:4-11 (verbal): Paul lists the 'varieties of gifts' and distributions of the Spirit—directly comparable to Heb 2:4's reference to 'diverse powers and distributions (merismoi) of the Holy Spirit' as manifestations accompanying God's witness.
- Acts 10:38 (thematic): Peter summarizes Jesus' ministry—'God anointed Jesus... who went about doing good and healing'—highlighting miracles as God's attestation of Jesus, similar to Heb 2:4's stress on miraculous confirmation.
- Mark 16:17-18 (thematic): Jesus promises that signs will accompany believers (casting out demons, healing, etc.), a parallel motif to Hebrews' assertion that signs and wonders accompanied the message and witness empowered by the Spirit.
Alternative generated candidates
- God also bore witness with them—by signs and wonders, by various miracles, and by distributions of the Holy Spirit according to his will.
- while God also bore witness with signs and wonders, with various miracles and with distributions of the Holy Spirit according to his will.
Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away.
For if the message declared by angels proved reliable, and every transgression and disobedience received a just retribution,
how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was first announced by the Lord, and it was confirmed to us by those who heard.
God also bore witness by signs and wonders, by various miracles, and by distributions of the Holy Spirit according to his will.