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21 Indeed, so fearful was the spectacle that Moses said, “I am terrified and trembling.”(A) 22 No, you have approached Mount Zion and the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and countless angels in festal gathering,(B) 23 and the assembly of the firstborn enrolled in heaven,[a] and God the judge of all, and the spirits of the just made perfect,(C)

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  1. 12:23 The assembly of the firstborn enrolled in heaven: this expression may refer to the angels of Hb 12:22, or to the heroes of the Old Testament (see Hb 11), or to the entire assembly of the new covenant.

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)

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  1. Hebrews 12:21 See Deut. 9:19.