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.

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• Heb 10:28–29He that despised Moses’ law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:
• Heb 12:25See 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:
• Heb 5:9And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;
• Acts 4:12Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
• 1 Pet 4:17–18For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?
• Rom 2:3And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?
• Ezek 17:15But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and much people. Shall he prosper? shall he escape that doeth such things? or shall he break the covenant, and be delivered?
• Rev 6:16–17And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:
• Heb 1:2Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;
• Matt 23:33Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?
• Isa 12:2Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.
• John 3:16–18For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
• Rev 7:10And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.
• Luke 1:2Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word;
• Heb 4:11Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.
• Heb 7:25–26Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.
• 1 Tim 1:15This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.
• Isa 51:5My righteousness is near; my salvation is gone forth, and mine arms shall judge the people; the isles shall wait upon me, and on mine arm shall they trust.
• Isa 62:11Behold, the LORD hath proclaimed unto the end of the world, Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.
• Mark 16:15–20And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
• Titus 2:11For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
• John 15:27And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.
• Mark 1:14Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,
• Luke 24:47–48And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
• Heb 4:1Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.
• Acts 1:22Beginning from the baptism of John, unto that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection.
• Ezek 17:18Seeing he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, when, lo, he had given his hand, and hath done all these things, he shall not escape.
• Matt 4:17From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
• Acts 10:40–42Him God raised up the third day, and shewed him openly;
• Isa 51:8For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool: but my righteousness shall be for ever, and my salvation from generation to generation.
• Luke 24:19And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people:
• Isa 20:6And the inhabitant of this isle shall say in that day, Behold, such is our expectation, whither we flee for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria: and how shall we escape?
• Acts 2:22Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:
• Luke 1:69And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;
• 1 Th 5:3For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

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