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Hebrews 2:1
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KJ21
Therefore we ought to give even more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.
ASV
Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things that were heard, lest haply we drift away from them.
AMP
For this reason [that is, because of God’s final revelation in His Son Jesus and because of Jesus’ superiority to the angels] we must pay much closer attention than ever to the things that we have heard, so that we do not [in any way] drift away from truth.
AMPC
Since all this is true, we ought to pay much closer attention than ever to the truths that we have heard, lest in any way we drift past [them] and slip away.
BRG
Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.
CSB
For this reason, we must pay attention all the more to what we have heard, so that we will not drift away.
CSBA
For this reason, we must pay attention all the more to what we have heard, so that we will not drift away.
CEB
This is why it’s necessary for us to pay more attention to what we have heard, or else we may drift away from it.
CJB
Therefore, we must pay much more careful heed to the things we have heard, so that we will not drift away.
CEV
We must give our full attention to what we were told, so we won't drift away.
DARBY
For this reason we should give heed more abundantly to the things [we have] heard, lest in any way we should slip away.
DLNT
For this reason, we must pay more attention to the things having been heard, that we may not-ever drift-away.
DRA
Therefore ought we more diligently to observe the things which we have heard, lest perhaps we should let them slip.
ERV
So we must be more careful to follow what we were taught. We must be careful so that we will not be pulled away from the true way.
EASY
So we must be very careful. We must continue to remember the message that we have heard about God's Son. Then we will not go in the wrong direction, and turn away from God.
EHV
Therefore, we need to pay even more attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.
ESV
Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it.
ESVUK
Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it.
EXB
·So [For this reason] we must ·be more careful to follow [pay even closer attention to] what we ·were taught [have heard]. Then we will not ·stray [drift] away from the truth.
GNV
1 Thereof he inferreth, that good heed must be given to Christ’s doctrine: 9 And he setteth him out unto us even as our brother in our flesh, that we may with a good will yield up ourselves wholly unto him. Wherefore we ought diligently to give heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we run out.
GW
For this reason we must pay closer attention to what we have heard. Then we won’t drift away ⌞from the truth⌟.
GNT
That is why we must hold on all the more firmly to the truths we have heard, so that we will not be carried away.
HCSB
We must, therefore, pay even more attention to what we have heard, so that we will not drift away.
ICB
So we must be more careful to follow what we were taught. Then we will not be pulled away from the truth.
ISV
For this reason we must pay closer attention to the things we have heard, or we may drift away,
PHILLIPS
We ought, therefore, to pay the greatest attention to the truth that we have heard and not allow ourselves to drift away from it. For if the message given through angels proved authentic, so that defiance of it and disobedience to it received appropriate retribution, how shall we escape if we refuse to pay proper attention to the salvation that is offered us today? For this salvation came first through the words of the Lord himself: it was confirmed for our hearing by men who had heard him speak, and God moreover has plainly endorsed their witness by signs and miracles, by all kinds of spiritual power, and by gifts of the Holy Spirit, all working to the divine plan.
JUB
¶ Therefore, it is necessary that we with more diligence keep the things which we have heard, so that we do not fall.
KJV
Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.
AKJV
Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.
LSB
For this reason we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away.
LEB
Because of this, it is all the more necessary that we pay attention to the things we have heard, lest we drift away.
TLB
So we must listen very carefully to the truths we have heard, or we may drift away from them.
MSG
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.
MEV
Therefore we should be more attentive to what we have heard, lest we drift away.
MOUNCE
Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it.
NOG
For this reason we must pay closer attention to what we have heard. Then we won’t drift away from the truth.
NABRE
Therefore, we must attend all the more to what we have heard, so that we may not be carried away.
NASB
For this reason we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away from it.
NASB1995
For this reason we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away from it.
NCB
Therefore, we should pay much closer attention to what we have heard so that we do not drift away.
NCV
So we must be more careful to follow what we were taught. Then we will not stray away from the truth.
NET
Therefore we must pay closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.
NIRV
So we must pay the most careful attention to what we have heard. Then we will not drift away from it.
NIV
We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.
NIVUK
We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.
NKJV
Therefore we must give the more earnest heed to the things we have heard, lest we drift away.
NLV
That is why we must listen all the more to the truths we have been told. If we do not, we may slip away from them.
NLT
So we must listen very carefully to the truth we have heard, or we may drift away from it.
NMB
Therefore, we ought to give the more heed to the things that we have heard, lest we perish.
NRSVA
Therefore we must pay greater attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away from it.
NRSVACE
Therefore we must pay greater attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away from it.
NRSVCE
Therefore we must pay greater attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away from it.
NRSVUE
Therefore we must pay greater attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.
NTFE
So, then, we must pay all the closer attention to what we heard, in case we drift away from it.
OJB
In considering all this, it is necessary for us to pay far greater attention bifraht (particularly) to the things we have heard, lest from it we may drift away.
RGT
Therefore we ought to diligently pay attention to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we drift away.
RSV
Therefore we must pay the closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it.
RSVCE
Therefore we must pay the closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it.
TLV
For this reason it is necessary for us to pay especially close attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.
VOICE
That is why we ought to pay even closer attention to the voice that has been speaking so that we will never drift away from it.
WEB
Therefore we ought to pay greater attention to the things that were heard, lest perhaps we drift away.
WE
That is why we must listen very carefully to the things we have heard. We must never forget them.
WYC
Therefore more plenteously it behooveth us to keep those things [Therefore it behooveth us to keep more plenteously those things], that we have heard, lest peradventure we float away.
YLT
Because of this it behoveth [us] more abundantly to take heed to the things heard, lest we may glide aside,
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