Hebrews 10:31
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.”
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BSBPD
“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 DomainASVPD
“It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“fearful <FI>is<Fi> the falling into the hands of a living God.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Hebrews 10:31 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 50:22Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you:
- Psalms 76:7You alone are to be feared. When You are angry, who can stand before You?
- Psalms 90:11Who knows the power of Your anger? Your wrath matches the fear You are due.
- 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?”
- 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.
- Matthew 16:16Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
- 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!
- Luke 21:11There will be great earthquakes, famines, and pestilences in various places, along with fearful sights and great signs from heaven.
- Hebrews 10:27but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries.
- 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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