19 and to the noise of a trumpet, and to the sound of words which those who heard begged that not another word be spoken to them. 20 For they could not endure what was commanded: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned.”[a] 21 And the spectacle was so terrifying that Moses said, “I am terrified and trembling.”[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 12:20 A quotation from Exod 19:12–13
  2. Hebrews 12:21 A quotation from Deut 9:19