1 Therefore, we must pay closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away.

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.

2 For if the message spoken through angels proved to be reliable, and every transgression and disobedience received a just penalty,

For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompence of reward;

3 how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was first declared by the Lord and was confirmed to us by those who heard Him.

How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him;

4 God also bore witness with signs and wonders and various miracles, and by distributions of the Holy Spirit according to His will.

God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will?

5 For it was not to angels that He subjected the world to come, about which we are speaking.

For unto the angels hath he not put in subjection the world to come, whereof we speak.

6 But somewhere it has been testified in these words: 'What is man, that You are mindful of him, or the son of man, that You care for him?

But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou visitest him?

7 You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor,

Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands:

8 and You put everything under his feet.' In putting everything under him, God left nothing that is not subject to him. However, at present, we do not yet see everything subjected to him.

Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him.

9 But we do see Jesus, who was made lower than the angels for a little while, now crowned with glory and honor because He suffered death, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone.

But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.

10 For it was fitting for Him—for whom and through whom everything exists—to bring many sons to glory by making the pioneer of their salvation perfect through sufferings.

For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.

11 Both the One who sanctifies and those who are being sanctified are all of one Father. That is why He is not ashamed to call them brothers,

For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,

12 saying, 'I will declare Your name to My brothers; in the midst of the assembly I will sing Your praise.'

Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee.

13 And again, 'I will put my trust in Him.' And again, 'Here am I, and the children God has given Me.'

And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given me.

14 Since the children share in flesh and blood, He too likewise partook of the same, so that through death He might destroy the one who has the power of death—that is, the devil.

Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;

15 and might free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death.

And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.

16 For surely it is not angels He helps, but He helps the offspring of Abraham.

For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham.

17 Therefore, He had to be made like His brothers in every way, so that He might become a merciful and faithful High Priest in service to God, to make atonement for the sins of the people.

Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.

18 Because He Himself has suffered when tempted, He is able to help those who are being tempted.

For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted.