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Hebrews 12:29 KJV
Hebrews · chapter 12 · verse 29
For our God is a consuming fire.Hebrews 12:29 · King James Version
Hebrews 12:29 in context
27And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain.
28Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:
29For our God is a consuming fire.
Commentary
Cross references
- Deuteronomy 4:24
- Deuteronomy 9:3
- 2 Thessalonians 1:8
- Hebrews 10:27
- Isaiah 66:15
- Exodus 24:17
- Daniel 7:9
- Psalms 97:3
Key words (Strong's)
- consumingkatanaliskōto consume, of fireG2654 →
- Godtheosa god or goddess, a general name of deities or divinities, the Godhead, trinity, God the…G2316 →
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Here the apostle goes on to engage the professing Hebrews to perseverance in their Christian course and conflict, and not to relapse again into Judaism.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 18-29