Hebrews 12
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Hebrews 12:18-22

181For you have not come to 2a mountain that can be touched and to a blazing fire, and to darkness and gloom and whirlwind,

19and to the 3blast of a trumpet and the 4sound of words which sound was such that those who heard 5begged that no further word be spoken to them.

20For they could not bear the command, “6If even a beast touches the mountain, it will be stoned.”

21And so terrible was the sight, that Moses said, “7I am full of fear and trembling.”

22But 8you have come to Mount Zion and to 9the city of 10the living God, 11the heavenly Jerusalem, and to 12myriads of 13angels,

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Notes

  1. 1. Hebrews 12:18 2 Cor 3:7-13; Heb 12:18ff ↩
  2. 2. Hebrews 12:18 Ex 19:12, 16ff; 20:18; Deut 4:11; 5:22 ↩
  3. 3. Hebrews 12:19 Ex 19:16, 19; 20:18; Matt 24:31 ↩
  4. 4. Hebrews 12:19 Ex 19:19; Deut 4:12 ↩
  5. 5. Hebrews 12:19 Ex 20:19; Deut 5:25; 18:16 ↩
  6. 6. Hebrews 12:20 Ex 19:12f ↩
  7. 7. Hebrews 12:21 Deut 9:19 ↩
  8. 8. Hebrews 12:22 Rev 14:1 ↩
  9. 9. Hebrews 12:22 Eph 2:19; Phil 3:20; Heb 11:10; Rev 21:2 ↩
  10. 10. Hebrews 12:22 Heb 3:12 ↩
  11. 11. Hebrews 12:22 Gal 4:26; Heb 11:16 ↩
  12. 12. Hebrews 12:22 Rev 5:11 ↩
  13. 13. Hebrews 12:22 Or angels in festive gathering, and to the church ↩

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