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Hebrews 12:22

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But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,
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  1. Philippians 3:20Rank 1 from verse 22
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    20For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:

  2. Galatians 4:26Rank 2 from verse 22
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    26But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.

  3. Psalms 48:2Rank 3 from verse 22
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    2Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.

  4. Revelation 14:1Rank 4 from verse 22
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    1AND I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father’s name written in their foreheads.

  5. Isaiah 51:11Rank 5 from verse 22
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    11Therefore the redeemed of the Lord shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their head: they shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow and mourning shall flee away.

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Hebrews 12:22

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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mount

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Sense 1: A hill, mountain, or elevated tract of land. Sense 2: An artificial raised mound used in siege. Sense 3: To rise, ascend, climb, get upon, or increase upward.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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living

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Sense 1: Alive or having life. Sense 2: As a noun, one's means of support or possessions.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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company

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1. A group, body, assembly, or number gathered or associated together. 2. Companionship or association; to associate with.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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angels

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Sense 1: Messengers. Sense 2: Heavenly or spiritual messengers, whether holy or fallen as stated.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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21And so terrible was the sight, that Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake:)

22But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,

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23To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,

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