Hebrews 12:21-23
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21 [Indeed,] What they saw was so ·terrible [terrifying] that Moses said, “I am ·shaking [trembling] with fear [Deut. 9:19].”
22 But you have come to Mount Zion [C another name for Jerusalem, here meaning the spiritual city of God’s people; Gal. 4:26; Rev. 21:2], to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem [11:10]. You have come to ·thousands of [tens of thousands/myriads of; countless] angels ·gathered together with joy [in joyful assembly; Deut. 33:2]. 23 You have come to the ·meeting [assembly; congregation; or church] of God’s firstborn [C the first son in a Jewish family received special privileges and a greater share of the inheritance; all God’s people are “firstborn”] children ·whose names are written [who are registered as citizens; Luke 10:20; Rev. 21:27] in heaven. You have come to God, the judge of ·all people [everything; all], and to the spirits of ·good [righteous] people who have been made perfect.
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Hebrews 12:21-23
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21 The sight was so terrifying that Moses said, “I am trembling with fear.”[a](A)
22 But you have come to Mount Zion,(B) to the city(C) of the living God,(D) the heavenly Jerusalem.(E) You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly, 23 to the church of the firstborn,(F) whose names are written in heaven.(G) You have come to God, the Judge of all,(H) to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,(I)
Footnotes
- Hebrews 12:21 See Deut. 9:19.
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