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Hebrews 12:24 — King James Version← Study notes

And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.


Hebrews 12:24Greek Interlinear

Greek · Hebrews 12:2413 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
andwordG2532
διαθήκηςdiathēkēs
of a covenantnounG1242
νέαςneas
newadjectiveG3501
μεσίτῃmesitē
the mediatornounG3316
ἸησοῦIēsou
to JesusnounG2424
καὶkai
andwordG2532
αἵματιhaimati
to the bloodnounG129
ῥαντισμοῦrhantismou
of sprinklingnounG4473
κρεῖττονkreitton
best, betteradjectiveG2909
λαλοῦντιlalounti
speakingverbG2980
παρὰpara
thanprepositionG3844
τὸνton
that ofarticleG3588
ἍβελHabel
AbelnounG6
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Hebrews 12:24

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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