Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
For ye came not near to the mount touched and scorched with fire, and to blackness, and darkness, and tempest,
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,
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
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Kingdom That Cannot Be Shaken
17 for ye know that also afterwards, wishing to inherit the blessing, he was disapproved of, for a place of reformation he found not, though with tears having sought it. 18 For ye came not near to the mount touched and scorched with fire, and to blackness, and darkness, and tempest, 19 and a sound of a trumpet, and a voice of sayings, which those having heard did entreat that a word might not be added to them,
Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:11
and ye draw near and stand under the mountain, and the mountain is burning with fire unto the heart of the heavens -- darkness, cloud, yea, thick darkness:
Exodus 20:18
And all the people are seeing the voices, and the flames, and the sound of the trumpet, and the mount smoking; and the people see, and move, and stand afar off,
Exodus 19:12-22
And thou hast made a border for the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves, going up into the mount, or coming against its extremity; whoever is coming against the mount is certainly put to death;
Exodus 24:17
And the appearance of the honour of Jehovah is as a consuming fire on the top of the mount, before the eyes of the sons of Israel;
Deuteronomy 5:22-26
These words hath Jehovah spoken unto all your assembly, in the mount out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness -- a great voice; and He hath not added, and He writeth them on two tables of stone, and giveth them unto me.
Romans 6:14
for sin over you shall not have lordship, for ye are not under law, but under grace.
Romans 8:15
for ye did not receive a spirit of bondage again for fear, but ye did receive a spirit of adoption in which we cry, 'Abba -- Father.'
2 Corinthians 3:9
for if the ministration of the condemnation is glory, much more doth the ministration of the righteousness abound in glory;
2 Timothy 1:7
for God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind;