Hebrews 10:31

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“It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.”

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“It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“fearful <FI>is<Fi> the falling into the hands of a living God.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Hebrews 10:31 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 50:22Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you:
  2. Psalms 76:7You alone are to be feared. When You are angry, who can stand before You?
  3. Psalms 90:11Who knows the power of Your anger? Your wrath matches the fear You are due.
  4. Isaiah 33:14The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling grips the ungodly: “Who of us can dwell with a consuming fire? Who of us can dwell with everlasting flames?”
  5. Matthew 10:28Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
  6. Matthew 16:16Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
  7. Luke 12:5But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear the One who, after you have been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear Him!
  8. Luke 21:11There will be great earthquakes, famines, and pestilences in various places, along with fearful sights and great signs from heaven.
  9. Hebrews 10:27but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries.
  10. Hebrews 12:29“For our God is a consuming fire.”

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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