Hebrews 12:21

and so fearful was the sight that Moses said – ‘I tremble with fear.’

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

20for they could not bear to think of the command – ‘If even an animal touches the mountain, it is to be stoned to death;’

22No, but it is to Mount Zion that you have drawn near, the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, to countless hosts of angels,

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Cross References

Psalms 119:120In awe of you, my body trembles, I fear your judgments.

Revelation 1:17And, when I saw him, I fell at his feet like one dead. He laid his hand on me and said – ‘Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last,

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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