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Hebrews 12:22
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20 (For they could not endure what was commanded: a“And if so much as a beast touches the mountain, it shall be stoned1 or shot with an arrow.”  
21 And so terrifying was the sight that Moses said, a“I am exceedingly afraid and trembling.”)  
22 But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, to an innumerable company of angels,
23 to the1 general assembly and church of athe firstborn bwho are registered in heaven, to God cthe Judge of all, to the spirits of just men dmade perfect,  
24 to Jesus athe Mediator of the new covenant, and to bthe blood of sprinkling that speaks better things cthan that of Abel.  

Hear the Heavenly Voice

25 See that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For aif 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,  
26 whose voice then shook the earth; but now He has promised, saying, a“Yet once more I shake not only the earth, but also heaven.”  
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Hebrews 12:22

But (alla). Sharp contrast to verse Hebrews 12:18 with same form proselhluqate.

Unto Mount Zion (Siwn orei). Dative case of orov, as with the other substantives. In contrast to Mount Sinai (verses Hebrews 12:18-21). Paul has contrasted Mount Sinai (present Jerusalem) with the Jerusalem above (heaven) in Galatians 4:21-31.

City (polei). As in Hebrews 11:10, Hebrews 11:16. Heaven is termed thus a spiritual mountain and city.

The heavenly Jerusalem (Ierousalem epouraniw). See Hebrews 11:10, Hebrews 11:16; Isaiah 60:14.

Innumerable hosts of angels (muriasin aggelwn). "Myriads of angels." Muriav is an old word (from muriov, I Corinthians 4:15) as in Luke 12:1.




Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Hebrews 12:22:

Hebrews 12:18
Revelation 3:12
Revelation 14:1
Revelation 19:1
Revelation 21:2

 

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