• Hebrews 12:27
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures

    • 27 τὸ The δέ but Ἔτι Yet ἅπαξ once δηλοῖ is making evident τὴν the τῶν of the (things) σαλευομένων being shaken μετάθεσιν transference ὡς as πεποιημένων, of (things) having been made, ἵνα in order that μείνῃ it might remain τὰ the (things) μὴ not σαλευόμενα. being shaken.

  • Hebrews 12:27
    King James Version

    • 27 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.

  • Hebrews Study Notes—Chapter 12
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)

    • 12:27

      the removal of the things that are shaken: Under inspiration Paul applies the expression from Hag 2:6, “Yet once more,” to a time yet future. What God promised to do in the days of the prophet Haggai, He would do again but on a far grander scale. (See study note on Heb 12:26.) In effect, God promises to shake, topple, and remove even powerful governments. (Ps 110:5, 6; Da 2:44) The Greek word for “removal” can also convey the idea of “change,” or replacement. (One example is at Heb 7:12, where this word refers to the replacement of one priesthood with a superior one.) So Paul’s use of this expression here may also imply a replacement. He shows that the things that have been made​—by others, not by God​—are standing in opposition to Him. So all such things will be removed, replaced. In place of them will be God’s Kingdom and those who support it. That Kingdom will prove to be unshakable and will thus remain.​—Heb 12:28; 1Jo 2:17.