Parallel Verses
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;
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,
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,
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 recall how, even after he [later] wanted to inherit the blessing, Esau was rejected [by his father Isaac. See Gen. 37:35-40]. For he was not able to get his father to change his mind, even though he tearfully begged him [or, "he was not able to change the situation, even though he shed tears over his loss"]. 18 [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; 19 to the blast of a trumpet and the sound of words [from God] that the hearers begged not to have to listen to [anymore]. [See Ex. 20:19].
Cross References
Romans 6:14
For sin must not be your master [i.e., it must not have power over you], for you are not governed by law, but by God's unearned favor.
Romans 8:15
For you did not receive the Holy Spirit, to enslave you again to fear, [Note: Some translators take "Holy Spirit" here to be "spirit," making the verse say "you did not receive the spirit of slavery"], but you received the Holy Spirit [who produces] sonship, so we can call out, "Abba", [which means] "Father."
2 Corinthians 3:9
For if the ministry [of the law] that brings condemnation came with splendor, will not the ministry that brings righteousness [i.e., the New Agreement] have greater splendor?
2 Timothy 1:7
For God did not give us a spirit [i.e., a disposition] that makes us cowards but one that gives us power and love and self-control.