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Hebrews 10:27

But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.

KJV

φοβερὰ δέ τις ἐκδοχὴ κρίσεως καὶ πυρὸς ζῆλος ἐσθίειν μέλλοντος τοὺς ὑπεναντίους.

Greek NT

terribilis autem quædam exspectatio judicii, et ignis æmulatio, quæ consumptura est adversarios.

Vulgate

but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and a fierceness of fire which shall devour the adversaries.

ASV

But a certain dreadful expectation of judgment, and the rage of a fire which shall consume the adversaries.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

12 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
ζῆλος
zelos
noun · 16×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
κρίσις
krisis
noun · 47×
μέλλω
mello
verb · 110×
πῦρ
pur
noun · 71×
τὶς
tis
indefinite_pronoun · 527×
φοβερός
phoberos
adjective · 3×
ἐκδοχή
ekdoche
noun · 1×
ἐσθίω
esthio
verb · 65×
o
article · 19778×
ὑπεναντίος
upenantios
adjective · 2×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§679Christ is Lord of eternal life. Full right to pass definitive judgement on the works and hearts of men belongs to him as redeemer of the world. He "acquired" this right by his cross. the Father has given "all judgement to the Son".586 Yet the Son did not come to judge, but to save and to give the life he has in himself.587 By rejecting grace in this life, one already judges one…

Cross-references

  • 1Thess 1:10 — And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.
  • 2Thess 1:8 — In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
  • 2Thess 2:8 — And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
  • Heb 2:3 — How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him;
  • Heb 6:8 — But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.
  • Heb 9:27 — And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
  • Heb 10:31 — It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
  • Heb 12:25 — See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven:
  • Heb 12:29 — For our God is a consuming fire.
  • Isa 26:11 — LORD, when thy hand is lifted up, they will not see: but they shall see, and be ashamed for their envy at the people; yea, the fire of thine enemies shall devour them.
  • Isa 26:11 — LORD, when thy hand is lifted up, they will not see: but they shall see, and be ashamed for their envy at the people; yea, the fire of thine enemies shall devour them.
  • Isa 66:14 — And when ye see this, your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like an herb: and the hand of the LORD shall be known toward his servants, and his indignation toward his enemies.
  • John 15:6 — If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.
  • Jude 1:6 — And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.
  • Matt 3:12 — Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
  • Matt 8:29 — And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?
  • Matt 13:50 — And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
  • Nah 1:2 — God is jealous, and the LORD revengeth; the LORD revengeth, and is furious; the LORD will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies.
  • Nah 1:8 — But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies.
  • Prov 10:24 — The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
  • Prov 11:23 — The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
  • Rev 20:15 — And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
  • Zeph 1:18 — Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD’s wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy ridd