KJV ORIGINAL
For ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest,
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
You haven't come to a mountain you can physically touch — one that's literally on fire, surrounded by darkness and storms.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
You're not approaching God through fear and chaos anymore.
📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?
The Epistle to the Hebrews was written by an unknown author to Jewish Christians in the late first century CE. It was written to encourage Jewish believers facing persecution and temptation to abandon their faith, by demonstrating the superiority of Christ and the new covenant.
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