Hebrews 2:2

For if the message spoken through angels ¹  proved to be so firm that every violation ²  or disobedience received its just penalty,

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For if the message spoken by angels was binding, and every violation and disobedience received its just punishment,

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For if the word spoken through angels proved unalterable, and every transgression and disobedience received a just penalty,

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The message God delivered through angels has always proved true, and the people were punished for every violation of the law and every act of disobedience.

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If the old message delivered by the angels was valid and nobody got away with anything,

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Because if the word which came through the angels was fixed, and in the past every evil act against God’s orders was given its full punishment;

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For if the message declared through angels was valid, and every transgression or disobedience received a just penalty,

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For if the word spoken through angels proved steadfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just reward,

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For if the message spoken through angels ¹  proved to be so firm that every violation ²  or disobedience received its just penalty,

¹ sn The message spoken through angels refers to the OT law, which according to Jewish tradition was mediated to Moses through angels (cf. Deut 33:2; Ps 68:17-18; Acts 7:38, 53; Gal 3:19; and Jub. 1:27, 29; Josephus, Ant. 15.5.3 [15.136]).

² tn Grk “through angels became valid and every violation.”