Hebrews 12:21

And the vision was so overpowering that even Moses said, I am shaking and full of fear.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

And so terrible was the sight, that Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake:)

In Context

20For the order which said, If the mountain is touched even by a beast, the beast is to be stoned, seemed hard to them;

22But you have come to the mountain of Zion, to the place of the living God, to the Jerusalem which is in heaven, and to an army of angels which may not be numbered,

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Cross References

Exodus 19:19And when the sound of the horn became louder and louder, Moses' words were answered by the voice of God.

Psalms 119:120My flesh is moved for fear of you; I give honour to your decisions.

Daniel 10:8So I was by myself, and I saw this great vision, and all my strength went from me; and the colour went from my face.

Revelation 1:17And when I saw him, I went down on my face at his feet as one dead. And he put his right hand on me, saying, Have no fear; I am the first and the last and the Living one;

Matthew Henry on Hebrews 12:19-29

Nature of the Christian Economy. ( a. d. 62.) 18 For ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest, 19 And the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which voice they that heard intreated that the word should not be spoken to them any more: 20 (For they could not endure that which was commanded, And if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a dart: 21 And so terrible was the sight, that… Read the whole commentary →

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