Hebrews 12:25

“See that you do not refuse the one who is speaking. For if they did not escape when they refused the one who warned them on earth, much less will we escape who turn away from the one who warns from the heavens.”

Hebrews 12:25 · direct translation from the Greek
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Hebrews 12:25, word by word

See thatΒλέπετεBlepete

beware

To beware of something.

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refuseπαραιτήσησθεparaitēsēsthe

refuse

To decline something, turn it down.

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the one who is speakingλαλοῦνταlalounta

speak

To use voice and words to communicate with others.

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escapeἐξέφυγονexephygon

escape

Escape, flee away.

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the one who warned themχρηματίζονταchrēmatizonta

warn

To receive a message from God.

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earthγῆςgēs

earth

The whole earth under heaven, where human beings live.

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muchπολὺpoly

more

Abundantly, often, or to a still higher degree.

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lessμᾶλλονmallon

more

To a greater degree; how much more, when comparing.

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who turn away fromἀποστρεφόμενοιapostrephomenoi

turn away from

To turn one's back on someone or something and leave it.

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the heavensοὐρανῶνouranōn

heaven

God's dwelling, above all that is created.

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The context

24and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks better than the blood of Abel.

25 · This verse (above)

26His voice shook the earth then, but now he has promised, saying: Yet once more I will make not only the earth but also heaven quake.

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