Heb 10:31 | RWP | e4.org | A fearful thing ( φοβερον ). Old adjective (from φοβεω , to frighten). In N.T. only in Heb. ( , ; ). The sense is not to be explained away. The wrath of God faces wrongdoers. To fall ( το εμπεσειν ). "The falling" (articular infinitive second aorist active of εμπιπτω , to fall in, followed here by εις ). We are not dealing with a dead or an absentee God, but one who is alive and alert ( ).

‏ Hebrews 10:31

A fearful thing ( φοβερον ). Old adjective (from φοβεω, to frighten). In N.T. only in Heb. (10:27, 31; 12:21). The sense is not to be explained away. The wrath of God faces wrongdoers.

To fall ( το εμπεσειν ). "The falling" (articular infinitive second aorist active of εμπιπτω, to fall in, followed here by εις ). We are not dealing with a dead or an absentee God, but one who is alive and alert (3:12).