Hebrews 10:31

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

🎯 Translation Approach

A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

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High fidelity to original languages
Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Isa 33:14 : 14 The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling hath seized the godless ones: Who among us can dwell with the devouring fire? who among us can dwell with everlasting burnings?
Matt 10:28 : 28 And be not afraid of them that kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
Luke 12:5 : 5 But I will warn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, who after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.
Heb 12:29 : 29 for our God is a consuming fire.
Heb 10:27 : 27 but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and a fierceness of fire which shall devour the adversaries.
Matt 16:16 : 16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
Ps 50:22 : 22 Now consider this, ye that forget God, Lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver:
Ps 76:7 : 7 Thou, even thou, art to be feared; And who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry?
Ps 90:11 : 11 Who knoweth the power of thine anger, And thy wrath according to the fear that is due unto thee?
Luke 21:11 : 11 and there shall be great earthquakes, and in divers places famines and pestilences; and there shall be terrors and great signs from heaven.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Heb 10:29-30
2 verses
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29of how much sorer punishment, think ye, shall he be judged worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant wherewith {G1722} he was sanctified an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?
30For we know him that said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense. {G3004} {G2962} And again, The Lord shall judge his people.
Heb 10:27
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27but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and a fierceness of fire which shall devour the adversaries.
Heb 4:1
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1Let us fear therefore, lest haply, a promise being left of entering into his rest, any one of you should seem to have come short of it.
Heb 12:28-29
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28Wherefore, receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us have grace, whereby {G1223} we may offer service well-pleasing to God with reverence and awe:
29for our God is a consuming fire.
Ps 89:7
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7A God very terrible in the council of the holy ones, And to be feared above all them that are round about him?
Matt 10:28
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28And be not afraid of them that kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
Heb 12:21
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21and so fearful was the appearance, [that] Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake:
Ps 2:11
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11Serve Jehovah with fear, And rejoice with trembling.
Jer 10:10
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10But Jehovah is the true God; he is the living God, and an everlasting King: at his wrath the earth trembleth, and the nations are not able to abide his indignation.
Ps 76:7
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7Thou, even thou, art to be feared; And who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry?
Isa 2:21
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21to go into the caverns of the rocks, and into the clefts of the ragged rocks, from before the terror of Jehovah, and from the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake mightily the earth.
1 Cor 10:12
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12Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.
Heb 10:32
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32But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were enlightened, ye endured a great conflict of sufferings;
Ps 119:120
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120My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; And I am afraid of thy judgments.
Job 13:11
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11Shall not his majesty make you afraid, And his dread fall upon you?
Job 13:21
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21Withdraw thy hand far from me; And let not thy terror make me afraid.
Ps 33:8
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8Let all the earth fear Jehovah: Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.
Ps 55:5
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5Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, And horror hath overwhelmed me.
Heb 4:11
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11Let us therefore give diligence to enter into that rest, that no man fall after the same example of disobedience.
Ps 90:11
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11Who knoweth the power of thine anger, And thy wrath according to the fear that is due unto thee?
Job 21:6
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6Even when I remember I am troubled, And horror taketh hold on my flesh.
Ps 14:5
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5There were they in great fear; For God is in the generation of the righteous.
Ps 111:10
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10The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all they that do [his commandments]: His praise endureth for ever.
Ps 64:9
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9And all men shall fear; And they shall declare the work of God, And shall wisely consider of his doing.
Heb 3:12
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12Take heed, brethren, lest haply there shall be in any one of you an evil heart of unbelief, in falling away from the living God:
Eccl 7:18
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18It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from that withdraw not thy hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth from them all.
Ps 66:5
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5Come, and see the works of God; [He is] terrible in his doing toward the children of men.
Prov 28:14
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14Happy is the man that feareth alway; But he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.
1 Pet 1:17
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17And if ye call on him as Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to each man's work, pass the time of your sojourning in fear:
Rom 2:5
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5but after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up for thyself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;
Ps 50:22
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22Now consider this, ye that forget God, Lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver:
Luke 12:5
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5But I will warn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, who after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.
Jer 5:30
70%
30A wonderful and horrible thing is come to pass in the land:
Prov 14:27
70%
27The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life, That one may depart from the snares of death.
Rom 3:18
70%
18There is no fear of God before their eyes.
Isa 8:13
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13Jehovah of hosts, him shall ye sanctify; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.
Heb 13:6
69%
6So that with good courage we say, The Lord is my helper; {G2532} I will not fear: What shall man do unto me?
Deut 10:21
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21He is thy praise, and he is thy God, that hath done for thee these great and terrible things, which thine eyes have seen.
Jude 1:24
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24Now unto him that is able to guard you from stumbling, and to set you before the presence of his glory without blemish in exceeding joy,
Job 19:29
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29Be ye afraid of the sword: For wrath [bringeth] the punishments of the sword, That ye may know there is a judgment.
Job 6:21
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21For now ye are nothing; Ye see a terror, and are afraid.
Prov 9:10
69%
10The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
Prov 19:23
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23The fear of Jehovah [tendeth] to life; And he [that hath it] shall abide satisfied; He shall not be visited with evil.
Job 31:23
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23For calamity from God is a terror to me, And by reason of his majesty I can do nothing.
Job 23:15
69%
15Therefore am I terrified at his presence; When I consider, I am afraid of him.
2 Thess 1:8
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8rendering vengeance to them that know not God, and to them that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus:
Ps 119:53
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53Hot indignation hath taken hold upon me, Because of the wicked that forsake thy law.
Isa 24:17
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17Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.