Hebrews 12:18 (GNV)

Passage

For ye are not come vnto the mount that might be touched, nor vnto burning fire, nor to blacknes and darkenes, and tempest,

Nearby Context

Hebrews 12:16 Let there be no fornicator, or prophane person as Esau, which for one portion of meate solde his birthright.

Hebrews 12:17 For ye knowe howe that afterwarde also when he woulde haue inherited the blessing, he was reiected: for he founde no place to repentance, though he sought that blessing with teares.

Hebrews 12:18 For ye are not come vnto the mount that might be touched, nor vnto burning fire, nor to blacknes and darkenes, and tempest,

Hebrews 12:19 Neither vnto the sounde of a trumpet, and the voyce of wordes, which they that heard it, excused themselues, that the word should not be spoken to them any more,

Hebrews 12:20 (For they were not able to abide that which was commanded, yea, though a beast touche the mountaine, it shalbe stoned, or thrust through with a dart:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "come", "vnto", "mount", "might", "touched", "burning", and "fire". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "come" and "vnto", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 17's "For ye knowe howe that afterwarde also..." into verse 19's "Neither vnto the sounde of a trumpet...", so "come" and "vnto" belong inside that flow. In Hebrews context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "come" and "vnto" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.