Tree of Life Version
Hebrews 12:28
28Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us show gratitude—through this we may offer worship in a manner pleasing to God, with reverence and awe.
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
26His voice shook the earth then, but now He has promised, saying, “Yet once more I will shake not only the earth, but also the heavens.” 27Now this phrase, “Yet once more,” shows the removal of those things that are shaken—that is, created things—so that what cannot be shaken may remain. Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us show gratitude—through this we may offer worship in a manner pleasing to God, with reverence and awe. 29For our God is a consuming fire.
Read all of Hebrews 12Hebrews 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 9:7Adonai sent a word to Jacob, and it fell upon Israel.
- Daniel 2:44“Now in the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will this kingdom be left to another people. It will crush and bring to an end all of these kingdoms. But it will endure forever.
- Daniel 7:14Dominion, glory and sovereignty were given to Him that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will never pass away, and His kingdom is one that will not be destroyed.
- Matthew 25:34Then 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 foundation of the world.
- Luke 1:33He shall reign over the house of Jacob for all eternity, and His kingdom will be without end.”
- Luke 17:20Now when Yeshua was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, He answered them and said, “The kingdom of God does not come with signs to be seen.
- 1 Peter 1:4An incorruptible, undefiled, and unfading inheritance has been reserved in heaven for you.
- Revelation 1:6and made us a kingdom, kohanim to His God and Father—to Him be glory and power forever! Amen!
- Revelation 5:10You have made them for our God a kingdom and kohanim, and they shall reign upon the earth.”
- Hebrews 3:6But Messiah, as Son, is over God’s house—and we are His house, if we hold firm to our boldness and what we are proud to hope.
- Hebrews 10:23Let us hold fast the unwavering confession of hope, for He who promised is faithful.
- Psalms 19:14Also keep Your servant from willful sins. May they not have dominion over me. Then I will be blameless, free from great transgression.
- Isaiah 56:7these I will bring to My holy mountain, and let them rejoice in My House of Prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be acceptable on My altar. For My House will be called a House of Prayer for all nations.”
- Romans 12:1I urge you therefore, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice—holy, acceptable to God—which is your spiritual service.
- Ephesians 1:6to the glorious praise of His grace, with which He favored us through the One He loves!
- Ephesians 5:10trying to learn what is pleasing to 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
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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
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