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Hebrews 12:20-22
New Century Version
Hebrews 12:20-22
New Century Version
20 They did not want to hear the command: “If anything, even an animal, touches the mountain, it must be put to death with stones.”[a] 21 What they saw was so terrible that Moses said, “I am shaking with fear.”[b]
22 But you have come to Mount Zion,[c] to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to thousands of angels gathered together with joy.
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- 12:20 “If . . . stones.” Quotation from Exodus 19:12–13.
- 12:21 “I . . . fear.” Quotation from Deuteronomy 9:19.
- 12:22 Mount Zion Another name for Jerusalem, here meaning the spiritual city of God’s people.
Hebrews 12:20-22
New International Version
Hebrews 12:20-22
New International Version
20 because they could not bear what was commanded: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned to death.”[a](A) 21 The sight was so terrifying that Moses said, “I am trembling with fear.”[b](B)
22 But you have come to Mount Zion,(C) to the city(D) of the living God,(E) the heavenly Jerusalem.(F) You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly,
Footnotes
- Hebrews 12:20 Exodus 19:12,13
- Hebrews 12:21 See Deut. 9:19.
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