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25 Take care not to refuse the one who is speaking! For if they did not escape when they refused the one who warned them on earth, how much less shall we, if we reject the one who warns from heaven? 26 Then his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, “I will once more shake not only the earth but heaven too.”[a] 27 Now this phrase “once more” indicates the removal of what is shaken, that is, of created things, so that what is unshaken may remain. 28 So since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us give thanks, and through this let us offer worship pleasing to God in devotion and awe. 29 For our God is indeed a devouring fire.[b]

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  1. Hebrews 12:26 sn A quotation from Hag 2:6.
  2. Hebrews 12:29 sn A quotation from Deut 4:24; 9:3.

25 See to it that you don’t resist the one who is speaking. If the people didn’t escape when they refused to listen to the one who warned them on earth, how will we escape if we reject the one who is warning from heaven? 26 His voice shook the earth then, but now he has made a promise: Still once more I will shake not only the earth but heaven also.[a] 27 The words “still once more” reveal the removal of what is shaken—the things that are part of this creation—so that what isn’t shaken will remain. 28 Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that can’t be shaken, let’s continue to express our gratitude.[b] With this gratitude, let’s serve[c] in a way that is pleasing to God with respect and awe, 29 because our God really is a consuming fire.

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 12:26 Exod 19:18
  2. Hebrews 12:28 Or hold on to grace
  3. Hebrews 12:28 Or offer priestly service