“for they could not stand that which was commanded, “If even an animal touches the mountain, it shall be stoned”.”

Reading this verse in context

This page shows one verse on its own, which is rarely how it was written. Hebrews 12 contains 29 verses, and the sentences either side usually decide what this one means. Read the whole chapter before you quote it.

Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.