Hebrews
Hebrews 12:28–29
28Therefore, since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us be filled with gratitude, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe. 29“For our God is a consuming fire.”k
Footnotes
- k 12:29 Deuteronomy 4:24|DEU 4:24
Word by word
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Hebrews 12:28
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Therefore | Διὸ | Dio | Conjunction | G1352 wherefore |
| we are receiving | παραλαμβάνοντες | paralambanontes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3880 I take, receive |
| an unshakable | ἀσάλευτον | asaleuton | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular | G761 unshaken, immovable |
| kingdom | βασιλείαν | basileian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G932 kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, kingdom |
| let us be filled with | ἔχωμεν | echōmen | Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural | G2192 I have, hold, possess |
| gratitude | χάριν | charin | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G5485 grace, favor, kindness |
| worship | λατρεύωμεν | latreuōmen | Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural | G3000 I serve, worship |
| God | Θεῷ | Theō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| acceptably | εὐαρέστως | euarestōs | Adverb | G2102 acceptably |
| with | μετὰ | meta | Preposition | G3326 with, after |
| reverence | εὐλαβείας | eulabeias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G2124 reverence, piety |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| awe | δέους | deous | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G1169 cowardly, timid |
Hebrews 12:29
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| our | ἡμῶν | hēmōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| God | Θεὸς | Theos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| consuming | καταναλίσκον | katanaliskon | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Singular | G2654 I consume utterly |
| fire | πῦρ | pyr | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G4442 fire, trials |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Hebrews 12:28 Romans 12:1–2 · Psalm 2:11 · Hebrews 13:15 · Daniel 2:44 · Hebrews 4:16 · Hebrews 10:22–23 · Revelation 1:6 · Psalm 19:14 · 1 Peter 2:5 · 1 Peter 1:17 · Daniel 7:27 · 1 Peter 1:4–5
Hebrews 12:29 Deuteronomy 4:24 · Deuteronomy 9:3 · Isaiah 66:15 · 2 Thessalonians 1:8 · Hebrews 10:27 · Exodus 24:17 · Daniel 7:9 · Psalm 97:3 · Numbers 16:35 · Psalm 50:3 · Numbers 11:1
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.