Hebrews 2:3

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“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,”

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“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,”

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“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;”

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“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;”

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“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,”

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Cross references

Other passages that echo Hebrews 2:3 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Isaiah 12:2Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.”
  2. Isaiah 20:6And on that day the dwellers of this coastland will say, ‘See what has happened to our source of hope, those to whom we fled for help and deliverance from the king of Assyria! How then can we escape?’”
  3. Isaiah 51:5My righteousness draws near, My salvation is on the way, and My arms will bring justice to the nations. The islands will look for Me and wait in hope for My arm.
  4. Isaiah 51:8For the moth will devour them like a garment, and the worm will eat them like wool. But My righteousness will last forever, My salvation through all generations.”
  5. Isaiah 62:11Behold, the LORD has proclaimed to the ends of the earth, “Say to Daughter Zion: See, your Savior comes! Look, His reward is with Him, and His recompense goes before Him.”
  6. Ezekiel 17:15But this king rebelled against Babylon by sending his envoys to Egypt to ask for horses and a large army. Will he flourish? Will the one who does such things escape? Can he break a covenant and yet escape?’
  7. Ezekiel 17:18He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. Seeing that he gave his hand in pledge yet did all these things, he will not escape!’
  8. Matthew 4:17From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
  9. Matthew 23:33You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell?
  10. Mark 1:14After the arrest of John, Jesus went into Galilee and proclaimed the gospel of God.
  11. Mark 16:15And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.
  12. Luke 1:2just as they were handed down to us by the initial eyewitnesses and servants of the word.
  13. Luke 1:69He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David,
  14. Luke 24:19“What things?” He asked. “The events involving Jesus of Nazareth,” they answered. “This man was a prophet, powerful in speech and action before God and all the people.
  15. Luke 24:47and in His name repentance and forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem.
  16. John 3:16For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
  17. John 15:27And you also must testify, because you have been with Me from the beginning.
  18. Acts 1:22beginning from John’s baptism until the day Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection.”
  19. Acts 2:22Men of Israel, listen to this message: Jesus of Nazareth was a man certified by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs, which God did among you through Him, as you yourselves know.
  20. Acts 4:12Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”
  21. Acts 10:40God raised Him up on the third day and caused Him to be seen—
  22. Romans 2:3So when you, O man, pass judgment on others, yet do the same things, do you think you will escape God’s judgment?
  23. 1 Thessalonians 5:3While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
  24. 1 Timothy 1:15This is a trustworthy saying, worthy of full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the worst.

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