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Hebrews 12:25

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:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “escaped” (ἐξέφυγον) before on here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “much” (πολὺ) before less here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “fled” (ἔφυγον) before on here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (τῆς) before earth here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “much” (πολλῷ) before less here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ΒλέπετεblepeteSeeβλέπω (blepō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural — “See”, an ongoing or repeated actionG991(primarily physical), I look, see, perceive, discern.This verse uses “see”.Seeμὴmēnotμήconjunction — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notπαραιτήσησθεparaitēsēsthewho refused himπαραιτέομαι (paraiteomai)verb, aorist middle subjunctive, 2nd person plural — “who refused him”, a single actionG3868I beg off, make excuse, deprecate, refuse, reject, decline, shun, avoid.who refused himτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.λαλοῦνταlalountato speakλαλέω (laleō)verb, present active participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “to speak”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2980(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.This verse uses “speak”.εἰeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.γὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ἐκεῖνοιekeinoithatἐκεῖνος (ekeinos)demonstrative pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “that”, the subject formG1565that, that one there, yonder.This verse uses “that”.οὐκouknoοὐ (ou)adverb — “no”G3756no, not.ἐξέφυγονexephugonto escapeἐκφεύγω (ekpheugō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to escape”, a single actionG1628I flee out, away, escape; with an acc: I escape something.ἐπὶepionἐπίpreposition — “on”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.onγῆςgēsearthγῆ (gē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “earth”, the of-formG1093the earth, soil, land, region, country, inhabitants of a region.earthπαραιτησάμενοιparaitēsamenoito refuseπαραιτέομαι (paraiteomai)verb, aorist middle participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to refuse”, a single actionG3868I beg off, make excuse, deprecate, refuse, reject, decline, shun, avoid.This verse uses “refuse”.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.χρηματίζονταchrēmatizontato announceχρηματίζω (chrēmatizō)verb, present active participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “to announce”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5537(originally: I transact business), (a) act. of God: I warn; pass: I am warned by God (probably in response to an inquiry as to one's duty), (b) (I take a name from my public business, hence) I receive a name, am publicly called.πολὺpolumuchπολύς (polus)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “much”, the object formG4183much, many; often.This verse uses “much”.muchμᾶλλονmallonmoreμᾶλλονadverb — “more”G3123more, rather.This verse uses “more”.moreἡμεῖςhēmeisIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).shall not weοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀπ’apthat speaketh fromἀπό (apo)preposition — “that speaketh from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.that speaketh fromοὐρανῶνouranōnheavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “heaven”, the of-formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.heavenἀποστρεφόμενοιapostrephomenoito turn awayἀποστρέφω (apostrephō)verb, present passive participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to turn away”, an ongoing or repeated actionG654I turn away, pervert, remove; I restore, replace; mid: I desert, reject.This verse uses “turn away”.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἔφυγονephugonescapedφεύγω (pheugō)verb, second aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “escaped”, a single actionG5343I flee, escape, shun.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πολλῷpollōmuchπολύς (polus)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “much”, the object formG4183much, many; often.This verse uses “much”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

See, may ye 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 [speaketh] from heaven,

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American Standard Version (1901)

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:

Young’s Literal Translation

See, may ye 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 [speaketh] from heaven,

World English Bible

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,

Darby Translation

See that ye refuse not him that speaks. For if those did not escape who had refused him who uttered the oracles on earth, much more we who turn away from him [who does so] from heaven:

Douay-Rheims

See that you refuse him not that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spoke upon the earth, much more shall not we, that turn away from him that speaketh to us from heaven.

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