Hebrews 12:18

Easy To Read Version

You have come to a new place. It is not a place like the mountain that the people of Israel {\cf2\super [161]} came to. You have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire. You have not come to a place with darkness, sadness, and storms.

Cross References

Exodus 20:18

During all this time, the people in the valley heard the thundering and saw the lightning on the mountain. They saw smoke rising from the mountain. The people were afraid, and they shook with fear. They stood away from the mountain and watched.

Exodus 24:17

The people of Israel could see the Glory of the Lord. It was like a fire burning on top of the mountain.

Romans 6:14

Sin will not be your master. Why? Because you are not under law. You now live under God’s grace (kindness).

Romans 8:15

The Spirit {\cf2\super [65]} that we received is not a spirit that makes us slaves again and causes us to fear. The Spirit that we have makes us God’s chosen children. And with that Spirit we say, “Abba, {\cf2\super [66]} Father.”

2 Corinthians 3:7

The old agreement {\cf2\super [10]} (the law) that brought death was written with words on stone. {\cf2\super [11]} It came with \{God’s\} glory. The face of Moses {\cf2\super [12]} was so bright with glory that the people of Israel (the Jews) could not continue looking at his face. And that glory later disappeared.

2 Corinthians 3:9

This is what I mean: That old agreement judged people guilty of sin, but it had glory. So surely the new agreement that makes people right with God has much greater glory.

Deuteronomy 4:11

You came near and stood at the bottom of the mountain. The mountain burned with fire that reached up to the sky. There were thick black clouds and darkness.

Deuteronomy 5:5

But you were afraid of the fire. And you did not go up the mountain. So I stood between the Lord and you to tell you what the Lord said. The Lord said:

2 Timothy 1:7

The Spirit {\cf2\super [4]} God gave us does not make us afraid. He is our source of power and love and self control.