Hebrews 12:25

Hebrews 12:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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:
• New International Version (NIV)See to it that you do not refuse him who speaks. If they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, how much less will we, if we turn away from him who warns us from heaven?
• English Standard Version (ESV)See that you do not refuse him who is speaking. For if they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, much less will we escape if we reject him who warns from heaven.
• New King James Version (NKJV)See that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if they did not escape who refused Him who spoke on earth, much more shall we not escape if we turn away from Him who speaks from heaven,

Context of Hebrews 12:25

23To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, who are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect, 24And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel. See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spoke on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven: 26Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven. 27And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain.

Hebrews 12:25 word by word

Βλέπετε μὴ παραιτήσησθε τὸν λαλοῦντα· εἰ γὰρ ἐκεῖνοι οὐκ ἐξέφυγον ἐπὶ γῆς παραιτησάμενοι τὸν χρηματίζοντα, πολὺ μᾶλλον ἡμεῖς οἱ τὸν ἀπ᾽ οὐρανῶν ἀποστρεφόμενοι,Read the interlinear

• Seeβλέπωblepō · to seeG991
• refuseπαραιτέομαιparaiteomai · to refuse/excuseG3868
• notμήmē · notG3361
• speakethλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• ifεἰei · ifG1487
• theyἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
• escapedφεύγωpheugō · to fleeG5343
• notοὐou · noG3756
• spokeχρηματίζωchrēmatizō · to announceG5537
• onἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• earthγῆgē · earth: planetG1093
• muchπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• moreμᾶλλονmallon · moreG3123
• weἡμεῖςhēmeis · weG2249
• himἀποστρέφωapostrephō · to turn awayG654
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• heavenοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772

Cross-references for Hebrews 12:25

• Hebrews 8:5Who serve to the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished by God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern shown to thee in the mount.
• Exodus 16:29See, for that the LORD hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.
• 1 Kings 12:16So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not to them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your tents, O Israel: now see to thy own house, David. So Israel departed to their tents.
• Isaiah 48:6Thou hast heard, see all this; and will not ye declare it ? I have showed ye new things from this time, even hidden things, and thou didst not know them.
• Isaiah 64:9Be not very angry, O LORD, neither remember iniquity for ever: behold, see, we beseech thee, we are all thy people.
• Matthew 8:4And Jesus saith to him, See thou tell no man; but go, show thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:15See that none render evil for evil to any man ; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men .
• 1 Peter 1:22Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit to a sincere love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
• Revelation 19:10And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said to me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
• Revelation 22:9Then saith he to me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them who keep the words of this book: worship God.
• Proverbs 1:24Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;
• Proverbs 8:33Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.
• Proverbs 13:18Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.
• Proverbs 15:32He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.
• Jeremiah 11:10They have turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, who refused to hear my words; and they went after other gods to serve them: the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant which I made with their fathers.
• Ezekiel 5:6And she hath changed my judgments into wickedness more than the nations, and my statutes more than the countries that are around her: for they have refused my judgments and my statutes, they have not walked in them.

Commentaries on Hebrews 12:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25See - · Take heed, that ye refuse not him - the Lord Jesus, the mediator of the new covenant, who now speaketh from heaven, by his Gospel, to the Jews and to the Gentiles, having in his incarnation come down from God. Him that spake on earth - Moses, who spoke on the part of God to the Hebrews, every transgression of whose word received a just recompense of reward, none being permitted to escape punishment; consequently, if ye turn away from Christ, who…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25See that ye refuse not - That you do not reject or disregard. Him that speaketh - That is, in the gospel. Do not turn away from him who has addressed you in the new dispensation, and called you to obey and serve him. The meaning is, that God had addressed “them” in the gospel as really as he had done the Hebrews on Mount Sinai, and that there was as much to be dreaded in disregarding his voice now as there was then. He does not speak, indeed, amidst…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. 25God speaks through his Son, Jesus (Hebrews 1:1–3). The author compares two situations: Moses warning people under the old covenant is less serious. God's warning from heaven is more serious. If people did not avoid judgment when warned by Moses, those who reject the message of God's Son will definitely not avoid punishment.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. refuse not--through unbelief. him that speaketh--God in Christ. As the blood of sprinkling is represented as speaking to God for us, He 12:24; so here God is represented as speaking to us (He 1:1, 2). His word now is the prelude of the last "shaking" of all things (He 12:27). The same word which is heard in the Gospel from heaven, will shake heaven and earth (He 12:26). who refused him--Greek, "refusing as they did." Their seemingly submissive…Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 12:25

• Escape
• Judgment
• Judgments
• Punishment
• Unbelief

In the dictionaries

• Acceptably
• Aside
• Birthright
• Bitterness
• Carefully
• Chastening
• Cloud
• Contradiction
• Endure
• Finisher

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