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Berean Standard Bible

“See to it that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if the people did not escape when they refused Him who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject Him who warns us from heaven?”

Hebrews 12:25

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Hebrews 12 contrasts Israel's fearful meeting with God at Mount Sinai with the believer's welcome at the heavenly Mount Zion. This leads to a solemn exhortation built on the difference between the two covenants.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

See to it that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if the people did not escape when they refused Him who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject Him who warns us from heaven?

World English Bible (WEB)

See that you don’t refuse him who speaks. For if they didn’t escape when they refused him who warned on the earth, how much more will we not escape who turn away from him who warns from heaven,

King James Version (KJV)

See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven:

American Standard Version (ASV)

See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not when they refused him that warned [them] on earth, much more [shall not] we [escape] who turn away from him that [warneth] from heaven:

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

See that you give ear to his voice which comes to you. For if those whose ears were shut to the voice which came to them on earth did not go free from punishment, what chance have we of going free if we give no attention to him whose voice comes from heaven?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

See, may you not refuse him who is speaking, for if those did not escape who refused him who upon earth was divinely speaking -- much less we who do turn away from him who speaks from heaven,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Mirad que no desechéis al que habla. Porque si aquellos no escaparon que desecharon al que hablaba en la tierra, mucho menos nosotros, si desecháramos al que habla de los cielos.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Tengan cuidado de no rechazar al que habla, pues si no escaparon aquellos que rechazaron al que les llamaba la atención en la tierra, mucho menos escaparemos nosotros si le damos la espalda al que nos llama la atención desde el cielo.

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