Verse Comparison: Hebrews 2:1
American Standard Version
Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things that were heard, lest haply we drift away `from them'.
Amplified® Bible
SINCE ALL this is true, we ought to pay much closer attention than ever to the truths that we have heard, lest in any way we drift past [them] {and} slip away.
Contemporary English Version
We must give our full attention to what we were told, so that we won't drift away.
Darby English Version
For this reason we should give heed more abundantly to the things [we have] heard, lest in any way we should slip away.
Good News Bible
That is why we must hold on all the more firmly to the truths we have heard, so that we will not be carried away.
International Standard Version
For this reason we must pay closer attention to the things we have heard, or we may drift away.
King James Version
Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.
New American Standard Bible
For this reason we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away {from it.}
New International Version
We must pay more careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.
New King James Version
Therefore we must give the more earnest heed to the things we have heard, lest we drift away.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
For this reason we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away from it.
Young's Literal Translation
Because of this it behoveth `us' more abundantly to take heed to the things heard, lest we may glide aside,
