Focused Passage

Hebrews 12:25-29

Run with Endurance, Receive the Father's Discipline, and Worship the Unshakable Kingdom

Hebrews 12 moves from the cloud of witnesses to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of faith, then to fatherly discipline, communal holiness, the contrast between Sinai and Zion, and the final warning not to refuse the God whose kingdom cannot be shaken.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

25 See to it that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if the people did not escape when they refused Him who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject Him who warns us from heaven?

26 At that time His voice shook the earth, but now He has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth, but heaven as well.”

27 The words “Once more” signify the removal of what can be shaken—that is, created things—so that the unshakable may remain.

28 Therefore, since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us be filled with gratitude, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe.

29 “For our God is a consuming fire.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 25

Cross-references

Acts 4:12 Classic cross-references Psalms 2:11 Classic cross-references 2 Chronicles 15:2 Classic cross-references Hebrews 3:12 Classic cross-references John 8:24 Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 4:24 OliveGrove study links Haggai 2:6 OliveGrove study links

Original words

See to it that Βλέπετε G991 Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural vvv μὴ G3361 Adverb you do not refuse παραιτήσησθε G3868 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 2nd Person Plural Him who τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular speaks λαλοῦντα G2980 Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular For γὰρ G1063 Conjunction if εἰ G1487 Conjunction [the people] ἐκεῖνοι G1565 Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural {did} not οὐκ G3756 Adverb escape ἐξέφυγον G1628 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural when they refused παραιτησάμενοι G3868 Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural Him who τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular warned [them] χρηματίζοντα G5537 Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular on ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition earth γῆς G1093 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular how much πολὺ G4183 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular less μᾶλλον G3123 Adverb [will] we [escape] ἡμεῖς G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural - οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural if we reject ἀποστρεφόμενοι G654 Verb - Present Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural Him who [warns us] τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular from ἀπ’ G575 Preposition heaven οὐρανῶν G3772 Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural

Verse 26

Cross-references

Haggai 2:6 Classic cross-references Isaiah 13:13 Classic cross-references Exodus 19:18 Classic cross-references Isaiah 2:19 Classic cross-references Joel 3:16 Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 4:24 OliveGrove study links

Original words

At that time τότε G5119 Adverb [His] οὗ G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular - ἡ G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular voice φωνὴ G5456 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular shook ἐσάλευσεν G4531 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular the τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular earth γῆν G1093 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular but δὲ G1161 Conjunction now νῦν G3568 Adverb He has promised ἐπήγγελται G1861 Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular - λέγων G3004 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular vvv Ἔτι G2089 Adverb Once more ἅπαξ G530 Adverb I ἐγὼ G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular will shake σείσω G4579 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular not οὐ G3756 Adverb only μόνον G3440 Adverb the τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular earth γῆν G1093 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular but ἀλλὰ G235 Conjunction - τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular heaven οὐρανόν G3772 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular as well καὶ G2532 Conjunction

BSB notes

Haggai 2:6

Verse 27

Cross-references

Hebrews 10:9 Classic cross-references Matthew 24:7 Classic cross-references Hebrews 12:26 Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 7:31 Classic cross-references Luke 21:10 Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 4:24 OliveGrove study links Haggai 2:6 OliveGrove study links

Original words

- δὲ G1161 Conjunction The [words] τὸ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Singular vvv Ἔτι G2089 Adverb Once more ἅπαξ G530 Adverb signify δηλοῖ G1213 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular the τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular removal μετάθεσιν G3331 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular of what τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Plural can be shaken σαλευομένων G4531 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Neuter Plural that is ὡς G5613 Adverb created things πεποιημένων G4160 Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Neuter Plural so that ἵνα G2443 Conjunction the τὰ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Plural vvv μὴ G3361 Adverb unshakable σαλευόμενα G4531 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Plural may remain μείνῃ G3306 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular

Verse 28

Cross-references

Luke 12:32 Classic cross-references 1 John 4:18 Classic cross-references Matthew 16:18 Classic cross-references Exodus 15:11 Classic cross-references Matthew 10:28 Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 4:24 OliveGrove study links Haggai 2:6 OliveGrove study links

Original words

Therefore Διὸ G1352 Conjunction [since] we are receiving παραλαμβάνοντες G3880 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural an unshakable ἀσάλευτον G761 Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular kingdom βασιλείαν G932 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular let us be filled with ἔχωμεν G2192 Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural gratitude χάριν G5485 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular [and so] δι’ G1223 Preposition . . . ἧς G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Singular worship λατρεύωμεν G3000 Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural - τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Singular God Θεῷ G2316 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular acceptably εὐαρέστως G2102 Adverb with μετὰ G3326 Preposition reverence εὐλαβείας G2124 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction awe δέους G1169 Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular

Verse 29

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 4:24 Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 9:3 Classic cross-references Hebrews 10:31 Classic cross-references 2 Thessalonians 1:8 Classic cross-references Hebrews 10:27 Classic cross-references Haggai 2:6 OliveGrove study links

Original words

- καὶ G2532 Conjunction For γὰρ G1063 Conjunction our ἡμῶν G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural - ὁ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular God Θεὸς G2316 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular [is a] consuming καταναλίσκον G2654 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Singular fire πῦρ G4442 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular

BSB notes

Deuteronomy 4:24

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