⁵ But even as he spoke, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy. Listen to him.”

¹⁷ And a voice from heaven said, “This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy.”

A Warning against Drifting Away

2 So we must listen very carefully to the truth we have heard, or we may drift away from it. ² For the message God delivered through angels has always stood firm, and every violation of the law and every act of disobedience was punished. ³ So what makes us think we can escape if we ignore this great salvation that was first announced by the Lord Jesus himself and then delivered to us by those who heard him speak?

⁷ Then a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my dearly loved Son. Listen to him.”

³⁵ The Father loves his Son and has put everything into his hands.

True and False Prophets

¹⁵ Moses continued, “The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your fellow Israelites. You must listen to him.

¹⁹ I will personally deal with anyone who will not listen to the messages the prophet proclaims on my behalf.

³⁷ And the Father who sent me has testified about me himself. You have never heard his voice or seen him face to face,