Hebrews 12:19-24

19 to a trumpet blast or to such a voice speaking words that those who heard it begged that no further word be spoken to them,
20 because they could not bear what was commanded: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned to death.”[a]
21 The sight was so terrifying that Moses said, “I am trembling with fear.”[b]
22 But you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly,
23 to the church of the firstborn, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God, the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,
24 to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.

Cross References 16

  • 1. Exodus 20:18
  • 2. Deuteronomy 4:12
  • 3. Exodus 20:19; Deuteronomy 5:5,25; Deuteronomy 18:16
  • 4. Exodus 19:12,13
  • 5. Deuteronomy 9:19
  • 6. Isaiah 24:23; Isaiah 60:14; Revelation 14:1
  • 7. S Galatians 4:26
  • 8. Hebrews 11:10; Hebrews 13:14
  • 9. S Matthew 16:16
  • 10. Exodus 4:22
  • 11. S Revelation 20:12; Luke 10:20
  • 12. Genesis 18:25; Psalms 94:2
  • 13. Philippians 3:12
  • 14. S Galatians 3:20
  • 15. Hebrews 9:19; Hebrews 10:22; 1 Peter 1:2
  • 16. Genesis 4:10; Hebrews 11:4

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