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A Call to Persevere

Hebrews 10:31

In 9 translations

BSB
It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
KJV
It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
WEB
It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
ASV
It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
LSV
[It is] fearful to fall into [the] hands of [the] living God.
YLT
fearful [is] the falling into the hands of a living God.
DBY
[It is] a fearful thing falling into [the] hands of [the] living God.Elohim
DRC
It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
GNV
It is a fearefull thing to fall into the hands of the liuing God.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Greek has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
φοβερὸν τὸ ἐμπεσεῖν εἰς χεῖρας θεοῦ ζῶντος.
RP2018
Φοβερὸν τὸ ἐμπεσεῖν εἰς χεῖρας θεοῦ ζῶντος.
TR-Boyd
Φοβερὸν τὸ ἐμπεσεῖν εἰς χεῖρας Θεοῦ ζῶντος.
SCR1894
φοβερον το εμπεσειν εις χειρας θεου ζωντος

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Matthew 10:28Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
  • Luke 12:5But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear the One who, after you have been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear Him!
  • Hebrews 12:29“For our God is a consuming fire.”
  • Isaiah 33:14The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling grips the ungodly: “Who of us can dwell with a consuming fire? Who of us can dwell with everlasting flames?”
  • Psalms 76:7You alone are to be feared. When You are angry, who can stand before You?
  • Psalms 90:11Who knows the power of Your anger? Your wrath matches the fear You are due.
  • Matthew 16:16Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
  • Hebrews 10:27but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries.
  • Psalms 50:22Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you:
  • Luke 21:11There will be great earthquakes, famines, and pestilences in various places, along with fearful sights and great signs from heaven.

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