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Hebrews 12:20 — King James Version← Study notes

(For they could not endure that which was commanded, And if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a dart:


Hebrews 12:20Greek Interlinear

Greek · Hebrews 12:2011 words
GreekMeaning
οὐκouk
not ableadverbG3756
ἔφερονepheron
they were bearingverbG5342
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
τὸto
whicharticleG3588
διαστελλόμενονdiastellomenon
is being commandedverbG1291
ΚἂνKan
and (also) if (so much as), if but, at th…adverbG2579
θηρίονthērion
a beastnounG2342
θίγῃthigē
shall touchverbG2345
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
ὄρουςorous
mountainnounG3735
λιθοβοληθήσεταιlithobolēthēsetai
it will be stonedverbG3036
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Hebrews 12:20

Wonderful indeed were the things in the Temple, the Holy of Holies; and again awful were those things also that were done at Mount Sina, “the fire, the darkness, the blackness, the tempest.” cf. Deuteronomy 33:2 For, it says, “God appeared in Sina,” and long ago were these things celebrated. The New Covenant, however, was not given with any of these things, but has been given in simple discourse by God. See then how he makes the comparison in these points also. And with good…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 32 on Hebrews
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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