25 See that you do not refuse him who is speaking. For (A)if they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, much less will we escape if we reject him who warns from heaven.

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25 See to it that you do not refuse(A) him who speaks.(B) If they did not escape when they refused him who warned(C) them on earth, how much less will we, if we turn away from him who warns us from heaven?(D)

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They serve (A)a copy and (B)shadow of the heavenly things. For when Moses was about to erect the tent, he was instructed by God, saying, (C)“See that you make everything according to the pattern that was shown you on the mountain.”

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They serve at a sanctuary that is a copy(A) and shadow(B) of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned(C) when he was about to build the tabernacle: “See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.”[a](D)

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 8:5 Exodus 25:40

By faith (A)Noah, being warned by God concerning (B)events as yet unseen, in reverent fear constructed an ark for the saving of his household. By this he condemned the world and became an heir of (C)the righteousness that comes by faith.

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By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen,(A) in holy fear built an ark(B) to save his family.(C) By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that is in keeping with faith.(D)

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Laws About Altars

22 And the Lord said to Moses, “Thus you shall say to the people of Israel: ‘You have seen for yourselves that I have (A)talked with you from heaven.

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Idols and Altars

22 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Tell the Israelites this: ‘You have seen for yourselves that I have spoken to you from heaven:(A)

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28 (A)Anyone who has set aside the law of Moses dies without mercy (B)on the evidence of two or three witnesses. 29 How much worse punishment, do you think, will be deserved by the one (C)who has trampled underfoot the Son of God, and has profaned (D)the blood of the covenant (E)by which he was sanctified, and has (F)outraged the Spirit of grace?

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28 Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.(A) 29 How much more severely do you think someone deserves to be punished who has trampled the Son of God(B) underfoot,(C) who has treated as an unholy thing the blood of the covenant(D) that sanctified them,(E) and who has insulted the Spirit(F) of grace?(G)

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Warning Against Neglecting Salvation

Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it. For since (A)the message declared by angels proved to be reliable, and (B)every transgression or disobedience received a just (C)retribution, (D)how shall we escape if we (E)neglect such a great salvation? It was (F)declared at first by the Lord, and it was (G)attested to us (H)by those who heard,

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Warning to Pay Attention

We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.(A) For since the message spoken(B) through angels(C) was binding, and every violation and disobedience received its just punishment,(D) how shall we escape if we ignore so great a salvation?(E) This salvation, which was first announced by the Lord,(F) was confirmed to us by those who heard him.(G)

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and (A)will turn away from listening to the truth and (B)wander off into myths.

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They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.(A)

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11 But (A)they refused to pay attention (B)and turned a stubborn shoulder and stopped their ears that they might not hear.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 7:11 Hebrew and made their ears too heavy to hear

11 “But they refused to pay attention; stubbornly(A) they turned their backs(B) and covered their ears.(C)

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And she has rebelled against my rules by doing wickedness (A)more than the nations, and against my statutes more than (B)the countries all around her; for they have rejected my rules and have not walked in my statutes.

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Yet in her wickedness she has rebelled against my laws and decrees more than the nations and countries around her. She has rejected my laws and has not followed my decrees.(A)

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(A)Be not so terribly angry, O Lord,
    (B)and remember not iniquity forever.
    Behold, please look, we are all your people.

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Do not be angry(A) beyond measure, Lord;
    do not remember our sins(B) forever.
Oh, look on us, we pray,
    for we are all your people.(C)

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33 (A)Hear instruction and be wise,
    and do not neglect it.

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33 Listen to my instruction and be wise;
    do not disregard it.

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32 For the simple are killed by (A)their turning away,
    and (B)the complacency of fools destroys them;

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32 For the waywardness of the simple will kill them,
    and the complacency of fools will destroy them;(A)

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24 (A)Because I have called and (B)you refused to listen,
    have (C)stretched out my hand and no one has heeded,

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24 But since you refuse(A) to listen when I call(B)
    and no one pays attention(C) when I stretch out my hand,

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