^{22 Ref} But, ye came to Mount Zion, and to a city of the living God, to the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of messengers,

^{23 Ref} to the company and assembly of the first-born in heaven enrolled, and to God the judge of all, and to spirits of righteous men made perfect,

^{24 Ref} and to a mediator of a new covenant -- Jesus, and to blood of sprinkling, speaking better things than that of Abel!

^{25 Ref} See, may ye not refuse him who is speaking, for if those did not escape who refused him who upon earth was divinely speaking -- much less we who do turn away from him who `speaketh' from heaven,

^{22 Ref} 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,

^{23 Ref} To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,

^{24 Ref} And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things that that of Abel.

^{25 Ref} See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven: