Hebrews 12:28

Hebrews 12:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:
• New International Version (NIV)Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear.

Context of Hebrews 12:28

26When God spoke from Mount Sinai his voice shook the earth, but now he makes another promise: “Once again I will shake not only the earth but the heavens also.” 27This means that all of creation will be shaken and removed, so that only unshakable things will remain. Since we are receiving a Kingdom that is unshakable, let us be thankful and please God by worshiping him with holy fear and awe. 29For our God is a devouring fire.

Hebrews 12:28 word by word

διὸ βασιλείαν ἀσάλευτον παραλαμβάνοντες ἔχωμεν χάριν δι᾽ ἧς λατρεύωμεν εὐαρέστως τῷ θεῷ μετὰ εὐλαβείας καὶ δέους·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Whereforeδιόdio · thereforeG1352
• we receivingπαραλαμβάνωparalambanō · to takeG3880
• a kingdomβασιλείαbasileia · kingdomG932
• which cannot be movedἀσάλευτοςasaleutos · unshakableG761
• let us haveἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• graceχάριςcharis · graceG5485
• wherebyδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• ·ὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• we may serveλατρεύωlatreuō · to ministerG3000
• Godὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• acceptablyεὐαρέστωςeuarestōs · acceptablyG2102
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• reverenceαἰδώςaidōs · modestyG127
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• godly fearεὐλάβειαeulabeia · reverenceG2124

Cross-references for Hebrews 12:28

• Isaiah 9:7His government and its peace will never end. He will rule with fairness and justice from the throne of his ancestor David for all eternity. The passionate commitment of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies will make this happen!
• Daniel 2:44“During the reigns of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed or conquered. It will crush all these kingdoms into nothingness, and it will stand forever.
• Daniel 7:14He was given authority, honor, and sovereignty over all the nations of the world, so that people of every race and nation and language would obey him. His rule is eternal—it will never end. His kingdom will never be destroyed.
• Matthew 25:34“Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the creation of the world.
• Luke 1:33And he will reign over Israel forever; his Kingdom will never end!”
• Luke 17:20One day the Pharisees asked Jesus, “When will the Kingdom of God come?” Jesus replied, “The Kingdom of God can’t be detected by visible signs.
• 1 Peter 1:4and we have a priceless inheritance—an inheritance that is kept in heaven for you, pure and undefiled, beyond the reach of change and decay.
• Revelation 1:6He has made us a Kingdom of priests for God his Father. All glory and power to him forever and ever! Amen.
• Revelation 5:10And you have caused them to become a Kingdom of priests for our God. And they will reign on the earth.”
• Hebrews 3:6But Christ, as the Son, is in charge of God’s entire house. And we are God’s house, if we keep our courage and remain confident in our hope in Christ.
• Hebrews 10:23Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise.
• Psalms 19:14May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.
• Isaiah 56:7I will bring them to my holy mountain of Jerusalem and will fill them with joy in my house of prayer. I will accept their burnt offerings and sacrifices, because my Temple will be called a house of prayer for all nations.
• Romans 12:1And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him.
• Ephesians 1:6So we praise God for the glorious grace he has poured out on us who belong to his dear Son.
• Ephesians 5:10Carefully determine what pleases the Lord.

Commentaries on Hebrews 12:28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28We receiving a kingdom - The Gospel dispensation, frequently termed the kingdom of God and the kingdom of heaven, because in it God reigns among men, and he reigns in the hearts of them that believe, and his kingdom is righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. Which cannot be moved - Which never can fail, because it is the last dispensation. Let us have grace - · Let us have, keep, or hold fast, the benefit or gift, that is, the heavenly kingdom…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved - We who are Christians. We pertain to a kingdom that is permanent and unchanging. The meaning is, that the kingdom of the Redeemer is never to pass away. It is not like the Jewish dispensation, to give place to another, nor is there any power that can destroy it; see the notes on Matthew 16:18. It has now endured for eighteen hundred years, amidst all the revolutions on earth, and in spite of all the…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. 2828. receiving--as we do, in prospect and sure hope, also in the possession of the Spirit the first-fruits. This is our privilege as Christians. let us have grace--"let us have thankfulness" [Alford after Chrysostom]. But (1) this translation is according to classical Greek, not Paul's phraseology for "to be thankful." (2) "To God" would have been in that case added. (3) "Whereby we may serve God," suits the English Version "grace" (that is Gospel grace…Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 12:28

• Assurance
• Church
• Fear of God
• Heaven
• Reward
• Righteous
• Worship

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Acceptably
• Aside
• Birthright
• Bitterness
• Carefully
• Chastening
• Cloud
• Contradiction

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