Hebrews 12:22-29

New King James Version

²²But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, to an innumerable company of angels, ²³to the ^[a]general assembly and church of ^(A)the firstborn ^(B)who are registered in heaven, to God ^(C)the Judge of all, to the spirits of just men ^(D)made perfect, ²⁴to Jesus ^(E)the Mediator of the new covenant, and to ^(F)the blood of sprinkling that speaks better things ^(G)than that of Abel.

Hear the Heavenly Voice

²⁵See that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For ^(H)if they did not escape who refused Him who spoke on earth, much more shall we not escape if we turn away from Him who speaks from heaven, ²⁶whose voice then shook the earth; but now He has promised, saying, ^(I)“Yet once more I ^[b]shake not only the earth, but also heaven.” ²⁷Now this, “Yet once more,” indicates the ^(J)removal of those things that are being shaken, as of things that are made, that the things which cannot be shaken may remain.

²⁸Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we ^[c]may ^(K)serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear. ²⁹For ^(L)our God is a consuming fire.

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Footnotes

Hebrews 12:23 festal gathering
Hebrews 12:26 NU will shake
Hebrews 12:28 M omits may

Hebrews 12:22-29

New International Version

²²But you have come to Mount Zion,^(A) to the city^(B) of the living God,^(C) the heavenly Jerusalem.^(D) You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly, ²³to the church of the firstborn,^(E) whose names are written in heaven.^(F) You have come to God, the Judge of all,^(G) to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,^(H) ²⁴to Jesus the mediator^(I) of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood^(J) that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.^(K)

²⁵See to it that you do not refuse^(L) him who speaks.^(M) If they did not escape when they refused him who warned^(N) them on earth, how much less will we, if we turn away from him who warns us from heaven?^(O) ²⁶At that time his voice shook the earth,^(P) but now he has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens.”^[a]^(Q) ²⁷The words “once more” indicate the removing of what can be shaken^(R)—that is, created things—so that what cannot be shaken may remain.

²⁸Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken,^(S) let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe,^(T) ²⁹for our “God is a consuming fire.”^[b]^(U)