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Hebrews 12:27

What does Hebrews 12:27 mean?

A plain-English look at Hebrews 12:27 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Hebrews 12:27 means

“Yet once more” signals a final, comprehensive shaking that will remove created, temporary things, so that what cannot be shaken will remain. God’s purpose is purgative and revealing: to clear away the transient scaffolding and reveal the enduring structure of His kingdom. For believers, this clarifies where to invest hope and allegiance. Our lives must be built on what lasts—God’s promises, Christ’s reign, the realities of Zion—rather than on passing forms. The verse teaches discernment: learn to distinguish the shakable from the unshakable, so that when upheaval comes, faith stands firm and the true treasure shines even brighter.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that have been made, that those things which are not shaken may remain.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that have been made, that those things which are not shaken may remain.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And the words, Still one more, make it clear that there will be a taking away of those things which are shaking, as of things which are made, so that there may be only those things of which no shaking is possible.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

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;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And in that he saith: Yet once more, he signifieth the translation of the moveable things as made, that those things may remain which are immoveable.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

But this Yet once, signifies the removing of what is shaken, as being made, that what is not shaken may remain.

Context

This unpacks the promise mentioned in verse 26, explaining its meaning and intent. With the removal of the shakable in view, the next verse (v. 28) will call believers to grateful, reverent service, anchored in the unshakable kingdom they already receive. The flow moves from warning and prophecy to response: eschatological certainty fuels present worship and steadfastness.

v.26whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more will I make to tremble not the earth only, but also the heaven.

v.27This passage

v.28Wherefore, receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us have grace, whereby we may offer service well-pleasing to God with reverence and awe:

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Revelation 11:15

    And the seventh angel sounded; and there followed great voices in heaven, and they said, The kingdom of the world is becomethe kingdomof our Lord, and of his Christ: and he shall reign for ever and ever.

  • Matthew 24:35

    Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

  • Ezekiel 21:27

    I will overturn, overturn, overturn it: this also shall be no more, until he come whose right it is; and I will give it him.

  • Psalms 102:26

    They shall perish, but thou shalt endure; Yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; As a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed:

  • 2 Peter 3:10

    But the day of the Lord will come as a thief; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall be dissolved with fervent heat, and the earth and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

  • 1 Corinthians 7:31

    and those that use the world, as not using it to the full: for the fashion of this world passeth away.

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