Hebrews 12:28 (YLT)

Passage

wherefore, a kingdom that cannot be shaken receiving, may we have grace, through which we may serve God well-pleasingly, with reverence and religious fear;

Nearby Context

Hebrews 12:26 whose voice the earth shook then, and now hath he promised, saying, `Yet once--I shake not only the earth, but also the heaven;'

Hebrews 12:27 and this--`Yet once' --doth make evident the removal of the things shaken, as of things having been made, that the things not shaken may remain;

Hebrews 12:28 wherefore, a kingdom that cannot be shaken receiving, may we have grace, through which we may serve God well-pleasingly, with reverence and religious fear;

Hebrews 12:29 for also our God <FI>is<Fi> a consuming fire.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "grace", "wherefore", "kingdom", "shaken", "receiving", "through", "serve", and "well-pleasingly". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "grace" and "wherefore", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 27's "and this-- Yet once' doth make evident..." into verse 29's "for also our God FI is Fi...", so "grace" and "wherefore" 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 "grace" and "wherefore" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.