For if the word (A)spoken through angels proved steadfast, and (B)every transgression and disobedience received a just [a]reward,

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 2:2 retribution or penalty

For if the message given [a]through angels [the Law given to Moses] was authentic and unalterable, and every violation and disobedient act received an appropriate penalty,

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 2:2 It was a tradition in Judaism that angels, whom the Jews highly regarded, had an important role in God’s giving of the Law to Moses. See Acts 7:38; Gal 3:19.

For since the message spoken(A) through angels(B) was binding, and every violation and disobedience received its just punishment,(C)

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1-4 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.

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