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 \v 1 Therefore we must give far more attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away from it.
 
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-\v 2 For if the message that was spoken through the angels proved to be so reliable, and every transgression and disobedience receives just punishment,
+\v 2 For if the message that was spoken through the angels proved to be so reliable, and every transgression and disobedience receives just repayment,
 \v 3 how then can we escape if we ignore so great a salvation? This is salvation that was first announced by the Lord and confirmed to us by those who heard it.
 \v 4 At the same time God testified to it by signs, wonders, and various miracles, and by distributing the gifts of the Holy Spirit according to his will.
 
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 \q "See, here am I and the children whom God has given me."
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 \v 14 Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, he shared in those things in the same way, so that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil.
-\v 15 This was so that he would free all those who through fear of death lived all their lives in slavery.
+\v 15 This was so that he would free all those who through fear of death lived all their lives subject to slavery.
 
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 \v 16 For surely it is not the angels he helps, but Abraham's descendants.
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 \v 5 For Moses was faithful as a servant in God's entire house, bearing witness about the things that were to be spoken of in the future.
-\v 6 But Christ is faithful as a Son who is in charge of the house of God. We are his house if we hold fast to our courage and the hope of which we boast.
+\v 6 But Christ is faithful as a Son who is in charge of the house of God. We are his house if we hold firmly to our courage and the hope of which we boast.
 
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 \v 7 Therefore, it is just as the Holy Spirit says:
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-\v 1 Therefore, since the promise of entering his rest is still allowed to stand, let us be careful that none of you may seem to have fallen short of it.
+\v 1 Therefore, since the promise of entering his rest is still allowed to stand, let us fear, so that none of you may seem to have fallen short of it.
 \v 2 For we were told the good news just as they were. But that message did not benefit those who did not unite in faith with those who obeyed. \f + \ft Some important and ancient copies read, \fqa But that message did not benefit those who heard it without joining faith to it \fqa* . \f*
 
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-\v 13 By calling this covenant "new," he declared the first covenant to be old, and what has become old and obsolete will soon disappear.
+\v 13 By calling this covenant "new," he declared the first covenant to be obsolete, and what has become obsolete and old will soon disappear.
 
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-\v 17 Then he adds, "Their sins and lawless deeds
+\v 17 Then he adds, "Their sins and lawlessness
 \q2 I will remember no longer."
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 \v 18 Now where there is forgiveness for these, there is no longer any sacrifice for sin.
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 \v 22 let us approach with true hearts in the full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water.
 
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-\v 23 Let us also hold without wavering to the hope we confess, for he who promised is faithful.
-\v 24 Let us consider how to motivate one another to love and good deeds.
-\v 25 Let us not stop meeting together, as some have done. Instead, encourage one another more and more, and all the more as you see the day coming closer.
+\v 23 Let us also hold firmly to the hope we confess, for he who promised is faithful.
+\v 24 Let us think carefully about how to motivate one another to love and good deeds.
+\v 25 Let us not forsake meeting together, as some have done. Instead, encourage one another more and more, and all the more as you see the day coming closer.
 
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 \v 28 Anyone who has rejected the law of Moses dies without mercy at the testimony of two or three witnesses.
-\v 29 How much worse punishment do you think one deserves who has trampled underfoot the Son of God, who treated the blood of the covenant as unholy—the blood by which he was sanctified—and insulted the Spirit of grace?
+\v 29 How much worse punishment do you think one deserves who has trampled underfoot the Son of God, who regarded the blood of the covenant as unholy—the blood by which he was sanctified—and insulted the Spirit of grace?
 
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 \v 30 For we know the one who said, "Vengeance belongs to me; I will pay back." And again, "The Lord will judge his people."
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 \v 38 My righteous one will live by faith.
 \q If he shrinks back, my soul will not be pleased with him."
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-\v 39 But we are not any of those who turn back to destruction, but we are among those who have faith and keep their souls.
+\v 39 But we are not any of those who turn back to destruction, but we are among those who have faith and preserve their souls.
 
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-\v 1 Now faith is being sure of the things hoped for and certain of things that are not seen.
+\v 1 Now faith is being fully assured of the things hoped for and certain of things that are not seen.
 \v 2 For because of this the ancestors were approved for their faith.
 \v 3 By faith we understand that the universe was created by God's command, so that what is visible was not made out of things that were visible.
 
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 \v 4 It was by faith that Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain, through which he was attested to be righteous, and God spoke well of him because of his offerings, and by faith Abel still speaks, even though he is dead.
 
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-\v 5 It was by faith that Enoch was taken up so that he did not see death. "He was not found, because God took him." For before he was taken up, it was testified that he had pleased God.
+\v 5 It was by faith that Enoch was taken up so that he did not see death. "He was not found, because God took him away." For before he was taken up, it was testified that he had pleased God.
 \v 6 Now without faith it is impossible to please him. For it is necessary that anyone coming to God must believe that he exists and that he is a rewarder of those who seek him.
 
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 \v 12 Therefore, from this one man—and he was almost dead—were born descendants as many as the stars in the sky and as countless as sand by the seashore.
 
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-\v 13 It was in faith that all these died without receiving the promises. Instead, after seeing and greeting them from far off, they admitted that they were foreigners and exiles on earth.
+\v 13 It was in faith that all these died without receiving the promises. Instead, after seeing and greeting them from far off, they acknowledged that they were foreigners and exiles on earth.
 \v 14 For those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a homeland.
 
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 \v 31 It was by faith that Rahab the prostitute did not die with those who were disobedient, because she had received the spies in peace.
 
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-\v 32 What more can I say? For the time will fail me if I tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and about the prophets.
+\v 32 What more can I say? For the time will fail me if I give a full account of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and about the prophets.
 \v 33 It was through faith that they conquered kingdoms, committed righteousness, and received promises. They stopped the mouths of lions,
-\v 34 quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, were healed of illnesses, became mighty in battle, and defeated foreign armies.
+\v 34 quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, were made strong when they were weak, became mighty in battle, and defeated foreign armies.
 
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 \v 35 Women received back their dead by resurrection. Others were tortured, not accepting release, so that they might experience a better resurrection.
-\v 36 Others received mocking and whippings, and even chains and imprisonment.
+\v 36 Others experienced mocking and whippings, and even chains and imprisonment.
 \v 37 They were stoned. They were sawn in two. They were killed with the sword. They went about in sheepskins and goatskins. They were destitute, oppressed, mistreated. \f + \ft Some important and ancient Greek copies read, \fqa They were stoned. They were sawn in two. They were put to the test. They were killed with the sword \fqa* . \f*
 \v 38 The world was not worthy of them. They were always wandering about in the deserts and mountains, and in caves and holes in the ground.
 
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 \v 9 Furthermore, we had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them. How much more should we submit to the Father of spirits and live!
 \v 10 Our fathers disciplined us for a short time as they thought best. But God disciplines us for our benefit, so that we can share in his holiness.
-\v 11 No discipline at the time seems to give joy, but to give pain. But later it produces the peaceful fruit of righteousness for those who have been trained by it.
+\v 11 No discipline at the time seems to give joy, but to give sorrow. But later it produces the peaceful fruit of righteousness for those who have been trained by it.
 
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 \v 12 So strengthen your hands that hang down and your weak knees.
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 \v 21 So fearful was this sight that Moses said, "I am terrified and am trembling."
 
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-\v 22 Instead, you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to tens of thousands of angels in celebration.
+\v 22 Instead, you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to tens of thousands of angels in joyful assembly.
 \v 23 You have come to the congregation of the firstborn, who have been registered in heaven. You have come to God, the Judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous ones who have been made perfect.
 \v 24 You have come to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks better than Abel's blood.
 
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 \v 18 Pray for us, for we are convinced that we have a good conscience and that we desire to live rightly in all things.
-\v 19 I encourage you even more to do this, so that I will be returned to you sooner.
+\v 19 I encourage you even more to do this, so that I will be restored to you sooner.
 
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