Catholic Public Domain Version
"But you have not drawn near to a tangible mountain, or a burning fire, or a whirlwind, or a mist, or a storm, "
— Hebrews 12:18, Catholic Public Domain Version
“For ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest,”
“For ye are not come unto a mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, and unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest, ”
“For you have not come to a mountain that might be touched, and that burned with fire, and to blackness, darkness, storm,”
“For you have not come to something that can be touched, to a burning fire and darkness and gloom and a whirlwind”
“For you are not come to a mountain that might be touched and a burning fire and a whirlwind and darkness and storm,”
“You have not come to a mountain which may be touched, and is burning with fire, and to a black cloud, and a dark smoke, and a violent wind,”
“For ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest,”
Be contemplative, lest anyone lack the grace of God, lest any root of bitterness spring up and impede you, and by it, many might be defiled,
lest any fornicator or worldly person be like Esau, who, for the sake of one meal, sold his birthright.
For you know that afterwards, when he desired to inherit the benediction, he was rejected. For he found no place for repentance, even though he had sought it with tears.
But you have not drawn near to a tangible mountain, or a burning fire, or a whirlwind, or a mist, or a storm,
or the sound of a trumpet, or a voice of words. Those who had experienced these things excused themselves, lest the Word be spoken to them.
For they could not bear what was said, and so, if even a beast would have touched the mountain, it would have been stoned.
And what was seen was so terrible that even Moses said: “I am terrified, and so, I tremble.”