Hebrews 12:21

Indeed, the sight was so terrifying that Moses said, “I am trembling with fear.”

Text-Critical English NT

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 the order that was given: “If even a beast touches the mountain, it shall be stoned.”

22But you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to myriads of angels,

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Cross References

Revelation 1:17When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though I were dead. But he placed his right hand upon 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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