Hebrews 2:3

If the law's penalties were sure, there is no escape for those who neglect the far greater salvation announced by the Lord Himself. The gospel was first spoken by Jesus and confirmed by eyewitnesses.

Cross-references · 35

• Heb 10:28–29Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.
• Heb 12:25See 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?
• Heb 5:9And having been made perfect, He became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey Him
• Acts 4:12Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”
• 1 Pet 4:17–18For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who disobey the gospel of God?
• Rom 2:3So when you, O man, pass judgment on others, yet do the same things, do you think you will escape God’s judgment?
• Ezek 17:15But this king rebelled against Babylon by sending his envoys to Egypt to ask for horses and a large army. Will he flourish? Will the one who does such things escape? Can he break a covenant and yet escape?’
• Rev 6:16–17And they said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb.
• Heb 1:2But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe.
• Matt 23:33You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell?
• Isa 12:2Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.”
• John 3:16–18For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
• Rev 7:10And they cried out in a loud voice: “Salvation to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”
• Luke 1:2just as they were handed down to us by the initial eyewitnesses and servants of the word.
• Heb 4:11Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall by following the same pattern of disobedience.
• Heb 7:25–26Therefore He is able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them.
• 1 Tim 1:15This is a trustworthy saying, worthy of full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the worst.
• Isa 51:5My righteousness draws near, My salvation is on the way, and My arms will bring justice to the nations. The islands will look for Me and wait in hope for My arm.
• Isa 62:11Behold, the LORD has proclaimed to the ends of the earth, “Say to Daughter Zion: See, your Savior comes! Look, His reward is with Him, and His recompense goes before Him.”
• Mark 16:15–20And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.
• Titus 2:11For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to everyone.
• John 15:27And you also must testify, because you have been with Me from the beginning.
• Mark 1:14After the arrest of John, Jesus went into Galilee and proclaimed the gospel of God.
• Luke 24:47–48and in His name repentance and forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem.
• Heb 4:1Therefore, while the promise of entering His rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be deemed to have fallen short of it.
• Acts 1:22beginning from John’s baptism until the day Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection.”
• Ezek 17:18He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. Seeing that he gave his hand in pledge yet did all these things, he will not escape!’
• Matt 4:17From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
• Acts 10:40–42God raised Him up on the third day and caused Him to be seen—
• Isa 51:8For the moth will devour them like a garment, and the worm will eat them like wool. But My righteousness will last forever, My salvation through all generations.”
• Luke 24:19“What things?” He asked. “The events involving Jesus of Nazareth,” they answered. “This man was a prophet, powerful in speech and action before God and all the people.
• Isa 20:6And on that day the dwellers of this coastland will say, ‘See what has happened to our source of hope, those to whom we fled for help and deliverance from the king of Assyria! How then can we escape?’”
• Acts 2:22Men of Israel, listen to this message: Jesus of Nazareth was a man certified by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs, which God did among you through Him, as you yourselves know.
• Luke 1:69He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David,
• 1 Th 5:3While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.

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