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25 Be careful that you do not refuse to listen to the One who is speaking. For if the people of Israel did not escape when they refused to listen to Moses, the earthly messenger, we will certainly not escape if we reject the One who speaks to us from heaven! 26 When God spoke from Mount Sinai his voice shook the earth, but now he makes another promise: “Once again I will shake not only the earth but the heavens also.”[a] 27 This means that all of creation will be shaken and removed, so that only unshakable things will remain.

28 Since we are receiving a Kingdom that is unshakable, let us be thankful and please God by worshiping him with holy fear and awe. 29 For our God is a devouring fire.

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  1. 12:26 Hag 2:6.

25 See to it that you do not ignore the one who is speaking. For if the hearers[a] did not escape when they ignored the one who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape[b] if we turn away from the one who is from heaven! 26 At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth but also heaven.”[c] 27 The expression “once more”[d] signifies the removal of what can be shaken, that is, what he has made, so that what cannot be shaken may remain. 28 Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful and worship God in reverence and fear in a way that pleases him. 29 For “our God is an all-consuming fire.”[e]

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  1. Hebrews 12:25 Lit. if they
  2. Hebrews 12:25 The Gk. lacks escape
  3. Hebrews 12:26 Cf. Hag 2:6
  4. Hebrews 12:27 Cf. Hag 2:6
  5. Hebrews 12:29 Cf. Deut 4:24