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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:

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

See (βλεπετε). Earnest word as in 3:12. Driving home the whole argument of the Epistle by this powerful contrast between Mount Zio…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

See that you refuse not. That is, do not reject or disregard.

Him that speaketh. This refers to him speaking in the gospel…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Refuse not: In Hebrews 12:19, we have read that the Israelites pleaded that they would no longer hear the voice of God (literally,…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels, to the g…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

Several times in this letter Judaism and Christianity have been contrasted, and here the contrast concerns the way God speaks. Some feel there is a…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

See that you refuse not him that speaks, and so on. He uses the same verb as before, when he said that the people pleaded that God should …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

See that you refuse not him that speaks
Jesus, the Mediator of the new covenant, whose blood speaks better things th…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Mount Sinai, on which the Jewish church-state was formed, was a mountain that could be touched (though the people were forbidden to do so)—a place …

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

After describing the condition of both testaments, the Apostle now argues from this description and does two things: first, he argues; second, he d…

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