Hebrews 12:18-21

New International Version

The Mountain of Fear and the Mountain of Joy

¹⁸You have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness, gloom and storm;^(A) ¹⁹to a trumpet blast^(B) or to such a voice speaking words^(C) that those who heard it begged that no further word be spoken to them,^(D) ²⁰because they could not bear what was commanded: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned to death.”^[a]^(E) ²¹The sight was so terrifying that Moses said, “I am trembling with fear.”^[b]^(F)

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Hebrews 12:20 Exodus 19:12,13
Hebrews 12:21 See Deut. 9:19.

Hebrews 12:18-21

International Standard Version

¹⁸You have not come to something^[a] that can be touched, to a blazing fire, to darkness, to gloom, ¹⁹to a trumpet’s blast, or to a voice that made the hearers beg that not another word be spoken to them. ²⁰For they could not endure the command that was given: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned to death.”^[b] ²¹Indeed, the sight was so terrifying that Moses said, “I am trembling with fear.”^[c]