An Unshakable Kingdom
Hebrews 12:18
In 9 translations
- BSB
- For you have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness, gloom, and storm;Literally to what can be touched and
- KJV
- For ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest,
- WEB
- For you have not come to a mountain that might be touched and that burned with fire, and to blackness, darkness, storm,
- ASV
- For ye are not come unto a mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, and unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest,
- LSV
- For you did not come near to the mountain touched and scorched with fire, and to blackness, and darkness, and storm,
- YLT
- For ye came not near to the mount touched and scorched with fire, and to blackness, and darkness, and tempest,
- DBY
- For ye have not come to [the mount] that might be touched and was all on fire, and to obscurity, and darkness, and tempest,
- DRC
- For you are not come to a mountain that might be touched, and a burning fire, and a whirlwind, and darkness, and storm,
- GNV
- For ye are not come vnto the mount that might be touched, nor vnto burning fire, nor to blacknes and darkenes, and tempest,
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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.
Where the editions differ
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- In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include ὄρει (“mountain”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read ζόφῳ (“to gloom”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read σκότῳ (“to darkness”).
SBLGNT apparatus (2)
A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.
- SBLGNT: ψηλαφωμένῳ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ψηλαφωμένῳ; Robinson–Pierpont add ὄρει.
- SBLGNT: ζόφῳ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ζόφῳ; Robinson–Pierpont read σκότῳ.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- Οὐ γὰρ προσεληλύθατε ψηλαφωμένῳ καὶ κεκαυμένῳ πυρὶ καὶ γνόφῳ καὶ ζόφῳ καὶ θυέλλῃ
- RP2018
- Οὐ γὰρ προσεληλύθατε ψηλαφωμένῳ ὄρει, καὶ κεκαυμένῳ πυρί, καὶ γνόφῳ, καὶ σκότῳ, καὶ θυέλλῃ,
- TR-Boyd
- Οὐ γὰρ προσεληλύθατε ψηλαφωμένῳ ὄρει, καὶ κεκαυμένῳ πυρί, καὶ γνόφῳ, καὶ σκότῳ, καὶ θυέλλῃ,
- SCR1894
- ου γαρ προσεληλυθατε ψηλαφωμενω ορει και κεκαυμενω πυρι και γνοφω και σκοτω και θυελλη
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).
Cross-references most cited first
- Deuteronomy 4:11You came near and stood at the base of the mountain, a mountain blazing with fire to the heavens, with black clouds and deep darkness.
- Exodus 24:17And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like a consuming fire on the mountaintop in the eyes of the Israelites.
- Deuteronomy 5:22–26The LORD spoke these commandments in a loud voice to your whole assembly out of the fire, the cloud, and the deep darkness on the mountain; He added nothing more. And He wrote them on two tablets of stone and gave them…
- Exodus 20:18When all the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the sounding of the ram’s horn, and the mountain enveloped in smoke, they trembled and stood at a distance.
- 2 Corinthians 3:9For if the ministry of condemnation was glorious, how much more glorious is the ministry of righteousness!
- Exodus 19:12–22And you are to set up a boundary for the people around the mountain and tell them, ‘Be careful not to go up on the mountain or touch its base. Whoever touches the mountain shall surely be put to death. No hand shall…
- Romans 6:14For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace.
- 2 Timothy 1:7For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.
- Romans 8:15For you did not receive a spirit of slavery that returns you to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”
From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).