Hebrews 12:29

Hebrews 12:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For our God is a consuming fire.
• New International Version (NIV)for our “God is a consuming fire.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)for our God is a consuming fire.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For our God is a consuming fire.

Context of Hebrews 12:29

27This expression, “Yet once more,” denotes the removing of those things which can be shaken, as of created things, so that those things which cannot be shaken may remain. 28Therefore, since we receive a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us show gratitude, by which we may offer to God an acceptable service with reverence and awe; for our God is a consuming fire.

Hebrews 12:29 word by word

καὶ γὰρ ὁ θεὸς ἡμῶν πῦρ καταναλίσκον.¶Read the interlinear

• our Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• is a consumingκαταναλίσκωkatanaliskō · to consumeG2654
• fireπῦρpur · fireG4442

Cross-references for Hebrews 12:29

• Hebrews 10:27but a terrifying expectation of judgment and the fury of a fire which will consume the adversaries.
• Exodus 24:17And to the eyes of the sons of Israel the appearance of the glory of the Lord was like a consuming fire on the mountain top.
• Numbers 11:1Now the people became like those who complain of adversity in the hearing of the Lord; and when the Lord heard it, His anger was kindled, and the fire of the Lord burned among them and consumed some of the outskirts of the camp.
• Numbers 16:35Fire also came forth from the Lord and consumed the two hundred and fifty men who were offering the incense.
• Deuteronomy 4:24For the Lord your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.
• Deuteronomy 9:3Know therefore today that it is the Lord your God who is crossing over before you as a consuming fire. He will destroy them and He will subdue them before you, so that you may drive them out and destroy them quickly, just as the Lord has spoken to you.
• Psalms 50:3May our God come and not keep silence; Fire devours before Him, And it is very tempestuous around Him.
• Psalms 97:3Fire goes before Him And burns up His adversaries round about.
• Isaiah 66:15For behold, the Lord will come in fire And His chariots like the whirlwind, To render His anger with fury, And His rebuke with flames of fire.
• Daniel 7:9“I kept looking Until thrones were set up, And the Ancient of Days took His seat; His vesture was like white snow And the hair of His head like pure wool. His throne was ablaze with flames, Its wheels were a burning fire.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:8dealing out retribution to those who do not know God and to those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.

Commentaries on Hebrews 12:29

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29For our God is a consuming fire - The apostle quotes Deuteronomy 4:24, and by doing so he teaches us this great truth, that sin under the Gospel is as abominable in God's sight as it was under the law; and that the man who does not labor to serve God with the principle and in the way already prescribed, will find that fire to consume him which would otherwise have consumed his sin.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29For our God is a consuming fire - This is a further reason why we should serve God with profound reverence and unwavering fidelity. The quotation is made from Deuteronomy 4:24. “For the Lord thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God.” The object of the apostle here seems to be, to show that there was the same reason for fearing the displeasure of God under the new dispensation which there was under the old. It was the same God who was served. There…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. 28-29God deserves holy fear and awe. our God is a consuming fire: This quote from Deuteronomy 4:24 highlights God's incredible power and his authority to judge.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2929. Greek, "For even": "for also"; introducing an additional solemn incentive to diligence. Quoted from De 4:24. our God--in whom we hope, is also to be feared. He is love (1Jo 4:8, 16); yet there is another side of His character; God has wrath against sin (He 10:27, 31).Read the comment

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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