Hebrews 12:23

To the great meeting and church of the first of those who are named in heaven, and to God the judge of all, and to the spirits of good men made complete,

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,

In Context

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,

24And to Jesus by whom the new agreement has been made between God and man, and to the sign of the blood which says better things than Abel's blood.

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Cross References

Genesis 18:25Let such a thing be far from you, to put the upright to death with the sinner: will not the judge of all the earth do right?

Exodus 13:2Let the first male child of every mother among the children of Israel be kept holy for me, even the first male birth among man or beast; for it is mine.

Deuteronomy 21:17But he is to give his first son his birthright, and twice as great a part of his property: for he is the first-fruits of his strength and the right of the first son is his.

Psalms 69:28\69:27\Let their punishment be increased; let them not come into your righteousness.

Psalms 89:27\89:26\He will say to me, You are my father, my God, and the Rock of my salvation.

Psalms 96:13Before the Lord, for he is come; he is come to be the judge of the earth; the earth will be judged in righteousness, and the peoples with unchanging faith.

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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