Parallel Verses
Amplified
For you have not come [as did the Israelites in the wilderness] to a mountain that can be touched and to a blazing fire, and to gloom and darkness and a raging windstorm,
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
For ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest,
Holman Bible
For you have not come to what could be touched, to a blazing fire, to darkness, gloom, and storm,
International Standard Version
You have not come to something that can be touched, to a blazing fire, to darkness, to gloom,
A Conservative Version
For ye have not come to a mountain being felt, and which burned with fire, and to darkness, and gloom, and a tempest,
American Standard Version
For ye are not come unto a mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, and unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest,
An Understandable Version
[Unlike the Israelites at Mount Sinai] you [Christians] have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that burned with fire [See Ex. 19:12, 16-19; 20:18-21; Deut. 4:11]; to [a place of] darkness, gloom and wind;
Anderson New Testament
For you have not come to a mountain that may be touched, and that burns with fire, and to blackness and darkness and tempest,
Bible in Basic English
You have not come to a mountain which may be touched, and is burning with fire, and to a black cloud, and a dark smoke, and a violent wind,
Common New Testament
For you have not come to a mountain that can be touched and to a blazing fire, and to darkness and gloom and whirlwind,
Daniel Mace New Testament
You do not approach to any thing corporeal, to scorching fire, to smoak, darkness, and tempest,
Darby Translation
For ye have not come to the mount that might be touched and was all on fire, and to obscurity, and darkness, and tempest,
Godbey New Testament
For you have not come to the mountain that can be touched, and that is burnt with fire, and unto blackness and darkness, and tempest,
Goodspeed New Testament
For it is no tangible blazing fire that you have come up to, no blackness and darkness and storm,
John Wesley New Testament
For ye are not come to the mountain that could be touched, and the burning fire,
Julia Smith Translation
For ye have not come to the mount being handled, and burned with fire, and to duskiness, and to darkness, and to a violent storm,
King James 2000
For you are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest,
Lexham Expanded Bible
For you have not come to something that can be touched, and to a burning fire, and to darkness, and to gloom, and to a whirlwind,
Modern King James verseion
For you have not come to the mountain that might be touched and that burned with fire, nor to blackness and darkness and tempest,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For ye are not come unto the mount that can be touched, and unto burning fire, nor yet to mist and darkness and tempest of weather,
Moffatt New Testament
You have not come to what you can touch, to flames of fire, to mist and gloom and stormy blasts,
Montgomery New Testament
For you are not come to a palpable and enkindled fire,
NET Bible
For you have not come to something that can be touched, to a burning fire and darkness and gloom and a whirlwind
New Heart English Bible
For you have not come to something that might be touched, and that burned with fire, and darkness, gloom, and storm,
Noyes New Testament
For ye have not come to a mount that can be touched, and burning with fire, and to blackness, and darkness, and tempest,
Sawyer New Testament
For you have not come to a mountain that may be touched, and to a burning fire, and blackness and darkness and a tempest
The Emphasized Bible
For ye have not approached - unto, a searching and scorching fire, and gloom, and mist, and tempest,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For ye have not approached the mountain that could only be groped for, and that burned with fire, and the thick cloud, and the darkness, and the tempest,
Twentieth Century New Testament
It is not to tangible 'flaming fire' that you have drawn near, nor to 'gloom, and darkness, and storm,
Webster
For ye are not come to the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor to blackness, and to darkness, and tempest,
Weymouth New Testament
For you have not come to a material object all ablaze with fire, and to gloom and darkness and storm and trumpet-blast and the sound of words--
Williams New Testament
For you have not come to a blazing fire that can be touched, to gloom and darkness, storm
World English Bible
For you have not come to a mountain that might be touched, and that burned with fire, and to blackness, darkness, storm,
Worrell New Testament
For ye have not come to a mount that is touched and burning with fire, and to blackness, and darkness, and tempest,
Worsley New Testament
Ye are not come to a tangible mountain, and burning fire, and a thick cloud, and darkness, and tempest,
Youngs Literal Translation
For ye came not near to the mount touched and scorched with fire, and to blackness, and darkness, and tempest,
Themes
Covenant » The second covenant
Darkness » Figurative » See also the following scriptures
Darkness » Miraculous » On mount sinai
Darkness » Miraculous » At mount sinai
the Law of moses » Darkness, &c at giving of, illustrative of obscurity of mosaic dispensation
Symbols and similitudes » Darkness, of God's inscrutability
Vision » Of the israelites » Of the manifestation of the glory of God
Interlinear
Proserchomai
Devotionals
Devotionals about Hebrews 12:18
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Hebrews 12:18
Images Hebrews 12:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Kingdom That Cannot Be Shaken
17
For you know that later on, when he wanted [to regain title to] his inheritance of the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no opportunity for repentance [there was no way to repair what he had done, no chance to recall the choice he had made], even though he sought for it with [bitter] tears.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:11
You approached and stood at the foot of the mountain, and the mountain burned with fire to the [very] heart of the heavens: darkness, cloud and thick gloom.
Exodus 20:18
Now all the people witnessed the thunder and the flashes of lightning and the sound of the trumpet and the smoking mountain; and as they looked, the people were afraid, and they trembled [and moved backward] and stood at a [safe] distance.
Exodus 19:12-22
You shall set barriers for the people all around [the mountain], saying, ‘Beware that you do not go up on the mountain or touch its border; whoever touches the mountain must be put to death.
Exodus 24:17
In the sight of the Israelites the appearance of the glory and brilliance of the Lord was like consuming fire on the top of the mountain.
Deuteronomy 5:22-26
“The Lord spoke these words with a great voice to all your assembly at the mountain out of the midst of the fire, the cloud, and the thick darkness, and He added no more. He wrote these commandments on two tablets of stone and gave them to me.
Romans 6:14
For sin will no longer be a master over you, since you are not under Law [as slaves], but under [unmerited] grace [as recipients of God’s favor and mercy].
Romans 8:15
For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading again to fear [of God’s judgment], but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons [the Spirit producing sonship] by which we [joyfully] cry, “
2 Corinthians 3:9
For if the ministry that brings condemnation [the old covenant, the Law] has glory, how much more does glory overflow in the ministry that brings righteousness [the new covenant which declares believers free of guilt and sets them apart for God’s special purpose]!
2 Timothy 1:7
For God did not give us a spirit of timidity or cowardice or fear, but [He has given us a spirit] of power and of love and of sound judgment and personal discipline [abilities that result in a calm, well-balanced mind and self-control].