Hebrews 12:28–29
The writer asks for reverence: our God is a consuming fire
Study it word by word28Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us have gratitude, through which let us worship God in a pleasing way, with reverence and awe;
29for indeed our God is a consuming fire.
In its context
26His voice shook the earth then, but now he has promised, saying: Yet once more I will make not only the earth but also heaven quake.
27And the phrase “Yet once more” indicates the removal of the things that are shaken, as things that have been made, so that the things that are not shaken may remain.
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Its words in the original
- διὸdio· therefore
"Therefore", "for this reason".
- βασιλείανbasileian· kingdom
Kingdom: the reign of a king and the place where he reigns. "The kingdom of heaven" is the reign of God.
- ἀσάλευτονasaleuton· immovable
Immovable, unshaken, firm.
- παραλαμβάνοντεςparalambanontes· take, receive
Receive, take along; take a wife into one's home.
- ἔχωμενechōmen· have
Have, possess, hold.
- χάρινcharin· grace
Grace, favor.
- λατρεύωμενlatreuōmen· worship, serve
Serve, worship: serve God in worship.
- εὐαρέστωςeuarestōs· acceptably
Acceptably, in a pleasing way.
- θεῷtheōi· God, god
God. In the plural or in another sense, "gods".
- εὐλαβείαςeulabeias· reverence
Reverence: respectful fear toward God; also caution.
- πῦρpyr· fire
Fire.
- καταναλίσκονkatanaliskon· consume
Consume completely, use up.