Hebrews 12:29

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““For our God is a consuming fire.””

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““For our God is a consuming fire.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
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“For our God is a consuming fire.”

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“for our God is a consuming fire.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“for also our God <FI>is<Fi> a consuming fire.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Hebrews 12:29 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 24:17And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like a consuming fire on the mountaintop in the eyes of the Israelites.
  2. Numbers 11:1Soon the people began to complain about their hardship in the hearing of the LORD, and when He heard them, His anger was kindled, and fire from the LORD blazed among them and consumed the outskirts of the camp.
  3. Numbers 16:35And fire came forth from the LORD and consumed the 250 men who were offering the incense.
  4. Deuteronomy 4:24For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.
  5. Deuteronomy 9:3But understand that today the LORD your God goes across ahead of you as a consuming fire; He will destroy them and subdue them before you. And you will drive them out and annihilate them swiftly, as the LORD has promised you.
  6. Psalms 50:3Our God approaches and will not be silent! Consuming fire precedes Him, and a tempest rages around Him.
  7. Psalms 97:3Fire goes before Him and consumes His foes on every side.
  8. Isaiah 66:15For behold, the LORD will come with fire— His chariots are like a whirlwind— to execute His anger with fury and His rebuke with flames of fire.
  9. Daniel 7:9As I continued to watch, thrones were set in place, and the Ancient of Days took His seat. His clothing was white as snow, and the hair of His head was like pure wool. His throne was flaming with fire, and its wheels were all ablaze.
  10. 2 Thessalonians 1:8in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
  11. Hebrews 10:27but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries.

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