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Hebrews 2:3 — compare English translations

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  • World English Bible Public Domain
    how will we escape if we neglect so great a salvation-- which at the first having been spoken through the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard;
  • King James Version Public Domain
    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;
  • unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
    how will we escape, having neglected so great a salvation? Which, first having been chosen to be spoken through the Lord, was confirmed to us by the ones having heard;

unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).

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