Parallel Verses
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,
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
Afterward, you know, he wanted to receive (inherit) his father's blessing. He was turned back, because he could not find any way to change what he had done. He was in tears when he looked for it.
18
Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:11
Tell your children how you went close and stood at the foot of the mountain covered with thick clouds of dark smoke and fire blazing up to the sky.
Exodus 20:18
The people heard the thunder and the trumpet blast. They saw the lightning and the smoking mountain. They trembled with fear and stood at a distance.
Exodus 19:12-22
Warn the people that they are forbidden to touch any part of the mountain. Anyone who touches the mountain will be put to death,
Exodus 24:17
To the eyes of the Israelites the appearance of the glory of Jehovah was like a consuming fire on the top of the mountain.
Deuteronomy 5:22-26
Jehovah spoke to us when we gathered on the mountain. He spoke with a loud voice from the dark fiery cloud. Jehovah gave us these words, and only these. Then he wrote them on two flat tablets of stone and gave them to me.
Romans 6:14
Sin will not have dominion over you. For you are not under law, but under grace.
Romans 8:15
For you have not received a spirit of bondage again causing fear, but you have received a spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Father, Father! (Chaldee: Abba, meaning father).
2 Corinthians 3:9
For if the ministry of condemnation has glory then the ministry of righteousness would exceed in glory.
2 Timothy 1:7
God has not given us a spirit of timidity (fear), but of power and love and discipline.