Hebrews 12:22

Hebrews 12:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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,
• New International Version (NIV)But you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly,
• English Standard Version (ESV)But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal gathering,
• New King James Version (NKJV)But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, to an innumerable company of angels,

Context of Hebrews 12:22

20For they could not bear what was commanded: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned.” 21The sight was so terrifying that even Moses said, “I am trembling with fear.” Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to myriads of angels 23in joyful assembly, to the congregation of the firstborn, enrolled in heaven. You have come to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, 24to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.

Hebrews 12:22 word by word

ἀλλὰ προσεληλύθατε Σιὼν ὄρει καὶ πόλει θεοῦ ζῶντος, Ἰερουσαλὴμ ἐπουρανίῳ καὶ μυριάσιν ἀγγέλων πανηγύρειRead the interlinear

• Insteadἀλλάalla · butG235
• you have come toπροσέρχομαιproserchomai · to come near/agreeG4334
• Mountὄροςoros · mountainG3735
• ZionΣιώνSiōn · ZionG4622
• ·καίkai · andG2532
• cityπόλιςpolis · cityG4172
• of the livingζάωzaō · to liveG2198
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• heavenlyἐπουράνιοςepouranios · heavenlyG2032
• JerusalemἹερουσαλήμHierousalēm · JerusalemG2419
• to myriadsμυριάςmurias · myriadG3461
• of angelsἄγγελοςaggelos · angelG32

Cross-references for Hebrews 12:22

• Psalms 2:6“I have installed My King on Zion, upon My holy mountain.”
• Psalms 48:2Beautiful in loftiness, the joy of all the earth, like the peaks of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the great King.
• Psalms 132:13For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His home:
• Isaiah 12:6Cry out and sing, O citizen of Zion, for great among you is the Holy One of Israel.”
• Isaiah 14:32What answer will be given to the envoys of that nation? “The LORD has founded Zion, where His afflicted people will find refuge.”
• Isaiah 28:16So this is what the Lord GOD says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; the one who believes will never be shaken.
• Isaiah 51:11So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.
• Isaiah 59:20“The Redeemer will come to Zion, to those in Jacob who turn from transgression,” declares the LORD.
• Isaiah 60:14The sons of your oppressors will come and bow down to you; all who reviled you will fall facedown at your feet and call you the City of the LORD, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
• Joel 2:32And everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved; for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance, as the LORD has promised, among the remnant called by the LORD.
• Romans 11:26And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come from Zion; He will remove godlessness from Jacob.
• Galatians 4:26But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother.
• Revelation 14:1Then I looked and saw the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him 144,000 who had His name and His Father’s name written on their foreheads.
• Hebrews 13:14For here we do not have a permanent city, but we are looking for the city that is to come.
• Psalms 87:3Glorious things are ascribed to you, O city of God. Selah
• Matthew 5:35or by the earth, for it is His footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.

Commentaries on Hebrews 12:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22But ye are come unto mount Sion - In order to enter fully into the apostle's meaning, we must observe, That the Church, which is called here the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and mount Sion, is represented under the notion of a City. That the great assembly of believers in Christ is here opposed to the congregation of the Israelites assembled at Mount Sinai. That the innumerable company of angels is here opposed to, those angels by whom…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22But ye are come unto Mount Sion - You who are Christians; all who are under the new dispensation. The design is to “contrast” the Christian dispensation with the Jewish. and to show that its excellencies and advantages were far superior to the religion of their fathers. It had more to win the affections; more to elevate the soul; more to inspire with hope. It had less that was terrific and alarming; it appealed less to the fears and more to the tropes of…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-29Verses 18-29 Mount Sinai, on which the Jewish church state was formed, was a mount such as might be touched, though forbidden to be so, a place that could be felt; so the Mosaic dispensation was much in outward and earthly things. The gospel state is kind and condescending, suited to our weak frame. Under the gospel all may come with boldness to God's presence. But the most holy must despair, if judged by the holy law given from Sinai, without a Saviour…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22Instead: There is a clear difference between the old and new covenant. Believers now come to the amazing Mount Zion, closely linked with Jerusalem, representing God's home. heavenly Jerusalem: See study note on Hebrews 8:5. The new covenant creates a relationship with God, allowing us to experience his presence with joy, peace, and fellowship.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. are come--Greek, "have come near unto" (compare De 4:11). Not merely, ye shall come, but, ye have already come. Mount Sion--antitypical Sion, the heavenly Jerusalem, of which the spiritual invisible Church (of which the first foundation was laid in literal Zion, Joh 12:15; 1Pe 2:6) is now the earnest; and of which the restored literal Jerusalem hereafter shall be the earthly representative, to be succeeded by the everlasting and "new Jerusalem, coming…Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 12:22

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Church
• Cities
• Covenant
• Fear of God
• God Continued...
• Gospel
• Heaven
• Righteous
• Zion

In the dictionaries

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Commentaries on Hebrews 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings