Hebrews 1:12-2:4 (KJV) (2024)

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

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

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

2Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.

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

³How 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;

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

Do Not Neglect Salvation

2Therefore we must give ^[a]the more earnest heed to the things we have heard, lest we drift away. ²For if the word ^(E)spoken through angels proved steadfast, and ^(F)every transgression and disobedience received a just ^[b]reward, ³^(G)how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation, ^(H)which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was ^(I)confirmed to us by those who heard Him, ⁴^(J)God also bearing witness ^(K)both with signs and wonders, with various miracles, and ^(L)gifts^[c] of the Holy Spirit, ^(M)according to His own will?

Footnotes

Hebrews 2:1 all the more careful attention
Hebrews 2:2 retribution or penalty
Hebrews 2:4 distributions

Cross references

Hebrews 1:12 : Heb. 13:8
Hebrews 1:13 : Ps. 110:1; Matt. 22:44; Heb. 1:3
Hebrews 1:14 : Ps. 103:20; Dan. 7:10
Hebrews 1:14 : Rom. 8:17
Hebrews 2:2 : Deut. 33:2; Acts 7:53; Gal. 3:19
Hebrews 2:2 : Num. 15:30
Hebrews 2:3 : Heb. 10:28
Hebrews 2:3 : Matt. 4:17
Hebrews 2:3 : Mark 16:20; Luke 1:2; 1 John 1:1
Hebrews 2:4 : Mark 16:20
Hebrews 2:4 : Acts 2:22, 43; 2 Cor. 12:2
Hebrews 2:4 : 1 Cor. 12:4, 7, 11; Eph. 4:7
Hebrews 2:4 : Eph. 1:5, 9

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¹²You will roll them up like a robe;
like a garment they will be changed.
But you remain the same,^(A)
and your years will never end.”^[a]^(B)

¹³To which of the angels did God ever say,

“Sit at my right hand^(C)
until I make your enemies
a footstool^(D) for your feet”^[b]?^(E)

¹⁴Are not all angels ministering spirits^(F) sent to serve those who will inherit^(G) salvation?^(H)

Warning to Pay Attention

2We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.^(I) ²For since the message spoken^(J) through angels^(K) was binding, and every violation and disobedience received its just punishment,^(L) ³how shall we escape if we ignore so great a salvation?^(M) This salvation, which was first announced by the Lord,^(N) was confirmed to us by those who heard him.^(O) ⁴God also testified to it by signs, wonders and various miracles,^(P) and by gifts of the Holy Spirit^(Q) distributed according to his will.^(R)

Footnotes

Hebrews 1:12 Psalm 102:25-27
Hebrews 1:13 Psalm 110:1

Cross references

Hebrews 1:12 : Heb 13:8
Hebrews 1:12 : Ps 102:25-27
Hebrews 1:13 : ver 3; S Mk 16:19
Hebrews 1:13 : Jos 10:24; Heb 10:13
Hebrews 1:13 : Ps 110:1; S Mt 22:44
Hebrews 1:14 : Ps 91:11; 103:20; Da 7:10
Hebrews 1:14 : Mt 25:34; Mk 10:17; S Ac 20:32
Hebrews 1:14 : S Ro 11:14; Heb 2:3; 5:9; 9:28
Hebrews 2:1 : S Ro 11:22
Hebrews 2:2 : S Heb 1:1
Hebrews 2:2 : Dt 33:2; Ac 7:53; Gal 3:19
Hebrews 2:2 : Heb 10:28
Hebrews 2:3 : Heb 10:29; 12:25
Hebrews 2:3 : Heb 1:2
Hebrews 2:3 : S Lk 1:2
Hebrews 2:4 : Mk 16:20; S Jn 4:48
Hebrews 2:4 : S 1Co 12:4
Hebrews 2:4 : S Eph 1:5

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¹²like a robe you will roll them up,
like a garment they will be changed.^[a]
But you are ^(A)the same,
and your years will have no end.”

¹³And to which of the angels has he ever said,

^(B)“Sit at my right hand
^(C)until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet”?

¹⁴Are they not all ministering spirits ^(D)sent out to serve for the sake of those who are to ^(E)inherit salvation?

Warning Against Neglecting Salvation

2Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it. ²For since ^(F)the message declared by angels proved to be reliable, and ^(G)every transgression or disobedience received a just ^(H)retribution, ³^(I)how shall we escape if we ^(J)neglect such a great salvation? It was ^(K)declared at first by the Lord, and it was ^(L)attested to us ^(M)by those who heard, ⁴^(N)while God also bore witness ^(O)by signs and wonders and various miracles and by ^(P)gifts of the Holy Spirit ^(Q)distributed according to his will.

Footnotes

Hebrews 1:12 Some manuscripts omit like a garment

Cross references

Hebrews 1:12 : ch. 13:8
Hebrews 1:13 : Cited from Ps. 110:1
Hebrews 1:13 : ch. 10:13
Hebrews 1:14 : Gen. 19:16; 28:12; 32:1, 2; Judg. 6:11; 13:3; Ps. 34:7; 91:11; 103:20, 21; Dan. 3:28; 6:22; 10:11; Matt. 18:10
Hebrews 1:14 : See Matt. 25:34
Hebrews 2:2 : See Acts 7:53
Hebrews 2:2 : [ch. 10:28; Num. 15:30, 31; Deut. 4:3; 17:2, 5, 12; 27:26]
Hebrews 2:2 : ch. 10:35; 11:26
Hebrews 2:3 : [ch. 10:28, 29; 12:25]
Hebrews 2:3 : Matt. 22:5 (Gk.)
Hebrews 2:3 : ch. 1:2
Hebrews 2:3 : Mark 16:20; [Acts 5:32]
Hebrews 2:3 : [Luke 1:2]
Hebrews 2:4 : [See ver. 3 above]; Mark 16:20; [Acts 5:32]
Hebrews 2:4 : Acts 2:22, 43
Hebrews 2:4 : [1 Cor. 12:4, 11]
Hebrews 2:4 : [Eph. 1:5]

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