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Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear: (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
διὸdioTherefore
Lemma: διό (dio) · Strong's: G1352
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: therefore — διό ; conjunct. for δι᾽ ὅ, ; wherefore, on which account: Mat.27:8, Luk.7:7, Act.15:19, Rom.1:24, al.; δ. καί, Luk.1:35, Act.10:29 24:26, Rom.4:22 15:22, 2Co.1:20 4:13 5:9, Php.2:9, Heb.11:12 13:12 (see Ellic. on…
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Used 53 times. Also: Matthew 27:8, Luke 1:35, Luke 7:7, Acts 10:29, Acts 15:19, Acts 20:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1352; TFLSJ G1352; TAGNT Hebrews 12:28 word 1
βασιλείανbasileiana kingdom
Lemma: βασιλεία (basileia) · Strong's: G0932
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (N-ASF)
Meaning: kingdom — βασιλεία, -ας, ἡ ; (βασιλεύω), [in LXX chiefly for מַמְלָכָה ,מַלְכוּת ; ] ; 1. prop. abstract, sovereignty, royal power, dominion: Luk.1:33 22:29, Jhn.18:36, Act.1:6, Heb.1:8, 1Co.15:24; λαβεῖν β., Luk.19:12, 15…
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Used 164 times. Also: Matthew 3:2, Matthew 4:8, Matthew 4:17, Matthew 4:23, Matthew 5:3, Matthew 5:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0932; TFLSJ G0932; TAGNT Hebrews 12:28 word 2
ἀσάλευτονasaleutonnot to be shaken
Lemma: ἀσάλευτος (asaleutos) · Strong's: G0761
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (A-ASF)
Meaning: unshakable — ἀ-σάλευτος, -ον; (σαλεύω), [in LXX: Exo.13:16, Deu.6:8 11:18 (טוֹפָפָה)* ; ] ; unmoved, immovable: Act.27:41; metaphorically, Heb.12:28.†; (AS)
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Used 2 times. Also: Acts 27:41 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0761; TFLSJ G0761; TAGNT Hebrews 12:28 word 3
παραλαμβάνοντεςparalambanontesreceiving
Lemma: παραλαμβάνω (paralambanō) · Strong's: G3880
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (V-PAP-NPM)
Meaning: to take — παρα-λαμβάνω ; [in LXX chiefly for לָקַח, also for יָרַשׁ, etc. ; ] ; 1. with accusative of thing(s), like παραδέχομαι, correl. to παραδίδωμι, to receive from another: Col.4:17, Heb.12:28; of the mind, 1Co.11:23 15:1…
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Used 50 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:24, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:14, Matthew 2:20, Matthew 2:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3880; TFLSJ G3880; TAGNT Hebrews 12:28 word 4
ἔχωμενechōmenwe may have
Lemma: ἔχω (echō) · Strong's: G2192
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Subjunctive · 1st · Plural (V-PAS-1P)
Meaning: to have/be — ἔχω, ; [in LXX for אָצֵל (ἐχόμενος), יֵשׁ,בַּעַל, etc., 59 words in all ; ] ; (on the Aktionsart of the various tenses, see M, Pr., 110, 145, 150, 183), to have, as in cl., in various senses and constructions. ; I.…
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Used 715 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 3:4, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:14, Matthew 4:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2192; TFLSJ G2192; TAGNT Hebrews 12:28 word 5
χάρινcharingrace
Lemma: χάρις (charis) · Strong's: G5485
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (N-ASF)
Meaning: grace — χάρις, -ιτος, ἡ Abbott-Smith does not include the article here., accusative, χάριν (χάριτα in Act.24:27, Ju 4; see WH, App., 157), ; [in LXX chiefly for חֵן ; ] ; 1. objectively, that which causes favourable regard,…
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Used 156 times. Also: Luke 1:30, Luke 2:40, Luke 2:52, Luke 4:22, Luke 6:32, Luke 6:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5485; TFLSJ G5485; TAGNT Hebrews 12:28 word 6
δι᾽di᾽through
Lemma: διά (dia) · Strong's: G1223
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: through/because of — διά (before a vowel δ᾽, exc. Rom.8:10, 2Co.5:7, and in (Proper name)s; Tdf., Pr., 94), ; prep. with genitive, accusative, as in cl.; 1. with genitive, through; (i) of Place, after verbs of motion or action: Mat.2:12…
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Used 686 times. Also: Matthew 1:22, Matthew 2:5, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 2:17, Matthew 2:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1223; TFLSJ G1223; TAGNT Hebrews 12:28 word 7
ἧςhēswhich
Lemma: ὅς (hos, hē) · Strong's: G3739
Parsing: Relative pronoun · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (R-GSF)
Meaning: which — ὅς, ἥ, ὅ, ; the postpositive article (ἄρθρον ὑποτακτικόν). ; I. As demonstr. pron. = οὗτος, ὅδε, this, that, also for αὐτός, chiefly in nom.: ὅς δέ, but he (cf. ἦ δὲ ὅς, frequently in Plat.), Mrk.15:23, Jhn.5:11; ὃς μὲν…
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Used 1433 times. Also: Matthew 1:16, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:9, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3739; TFLSJ G3739; TAGNT Hebrews 12:28 word 8
λατρεύωμενlatreuōmenwe may serve
Lemma: λατρεύω (latreuō) · Strong's: G3000
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Subjunctive · 1st · Plural (V-PAS-1P)
Meaning: to minister — λατρεύω; (λάτρις, a hired servant), [in LXX (always, as λατρεία, of the service of God or of heathen divinities) chiefly for עָבַד, Exo.3:12, al.; in Dan LXX TH (Dan.3:12, al.) for פְּלַח ; ] ; 1. to work for hire. ; 2.…
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Used 21 times. Also: Matthew 4:10, Luke 1:74, Luke 2:37, Luke 4:8, Acts 7:7, Acts 7:42 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3000; TFLSJ G3000; TAGNT Hebrews 12:28 word 9
εὐαρέστωςeuarestōswell pleasingly
Lemma: εὐαρέστως (euarestōs) · Strong's: G2102
Parsing: Adverb (ADV)
Meaning: acceptably — εὐ-αρέοτως ; adv., ; acceptably: τ, θεῷ, Heb.12:28.†; (AS)
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Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2102; TFLSJ G2102; TAGNT Hebrews 12:28 word 10
τῷtō<the>
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Dative · Singular · Masculine (T-DSM)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
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Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Hebrews 12:28 word 11
θεῷtheōGod
Lemma: θεός (theos) · Strong's: G2316
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Masculine · Title (N-DSM-T)
Meaning: God — θεός, -οῦ, ὁ, ἡ (Act.19:37 only; see M, Pr., 60, 244), late voc., θεέ (Mat.27:46; cf. Deu.3:24, al.), ; [in LXX chiefly for אֱלֹהִים, also for אֵל and other cognate forms, יהוה, etc. ; ] ; a god or deity, God. ; 1. In…
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Used 1338 times. Also: Matthew 1:23, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:16, Matthew 4:3, Matthew 4:4, Matthew 4:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2316; TFLSJ G2316; TAGNT Hebrews 12:28 word 12
μετὰmetawith
Lemma: μετά (meta) · Strong's: G3326
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: with/after — μετά (before vowel μετ᾽; on the neglect of elision in certain cases, V. WH, App., 146 b), ; prep. with genitive, accusative (in poet, also with dative), [in LXX for אַחַד ,עִם ,אֵת, etc.]. ; I. C. genitive, ; 1. among,…
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Used 475 times. Also: Matthew 1:12, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:3, Matthew 2:11, Matthew 4:21, Matthew 5:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3326; TFLSJ G3326; TAGNT Hebrews 12:28 word 13
εὐλαβείαςeulabeiasreverence
Lemma: εὐλάβεια (eulabeia) · Strong's: G2124
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (N-GSF)
Meaning: reverence — εὐλάβεια, -ας, ἡ; (εὐλαβής), [in LXX: Jer.22:24 (דְּאָגָה), Pro.28:14, Wis.17:8 * ; ] ; 1. caution, discretion (Soph., Plat., al.). ; 2. In later Gk. (Diod., Plut., al.), also reverence, godly fear: Heb.5:7 12:28.†; (AS)
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Used 2 times. Also: Hebrews 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2124; TFLSJ G2124; TAGNT Hebrews 12:28 word 14
καὶkaiand
Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…
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Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT Hebrews 12:28 word 15
δέους·deousfear;
Lemma: δέος (deos) · Strong's: G6015
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Neuter (N-GSN)
Meaning: fear — δέος, -ους, τό ; (δείδω), [in LXX: 2Ma.3:17, 30 12:22 13:16 15:23 * ; ] ; fear, awe, reverence: μετὰ εὐλαβείας καὶ δ., Heb.12:28.†; SYN.: δειλία, φόβος. (AS)
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Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G6015; TFLSJ G6015; TAGNT Hebrews 12:28 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Therefore | → | διό G1352 therefore |
| [since] we are receiving | → | παραλαμβάνω G3880 to take |
| an unshakable | → | ἀσάλευτος G0761 unshakable |
| kingdom | → | βασιλεία G0932 kingdom |
| let us be filled with | → | ἔχω G2192 to have/be |
| gratitude | → | χάρις G5485 grace |
| [and so] | → | διά G1223 through/because of |
| . . . | → | ὅς G3739 which |
| worship | → | λατρεύω G3000 to minister |
| God | → | θεός G2316 God |
| acceptably | → | εὐαρέστως G2102 acceptably |
| with | → | μετά G3326 with/after |
| reverence | → | εὐλάβεια G2124 reverence |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| awe | → | δειλός G1169 timid |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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