Berean Standard Bible

Hebrews 8

1δὲdeG1161ThepointΚεφάλαιονKephalaionG2774ofἐπὶepiG1909whatτοῖςtoisG3588we are sayingλεγομένοις,legomenoisG3004is this:We do haveἔχομενechomenG2192suchτοιοῦτονtoioutonG5108a high priestἀρχιερέαarchiereaG749,whoὃςhosG3739sat downἐκάθισενekathisenG2523atἐνenG1722theright handδεξιᾷdexiaG1188of theτοῦtouG3588throneθρόνουthronouG2362of theτῆςtēsG3588MajestyμεγαλωσύνηςmegalōsunēsG3172inἐνenG1722τοῖςtoisG3588heavenοὐρανοῖς,ouranoisG3772,

2and whoministersλειτουργὸςleitourgosG3011in theτῶνtōnG3588sanctuaryG40andκαὶkaiG2532τῆςtēsG3588τῆςtēsG3588trueἀληθινῆς,alēthinēsG228tabernacleσκηνῆςskēnēsG4633ἣνhēnG3739set upἔπηξενepēxenG4078by theὁhoG3588Lordκύριος,kuriosG2962,notοὐκoukG3756by manἄνθρωπος.anthrōposG444.

3And sinceγὰρgarG1063everyπᾶςpasG3956high priestἀρχιερεὺςarchiereusG749is appointedκαθίσταται·kathistataiG2525toεἰςeisG1519τὸtoG3588offerπροσφέρεινprosphereinG4374bothτεteG5037giftsδῶράdōraG1435andκαὶkaiG2532sacrificesθυσίαςthusiasG2378, it wasὅθενhothenG3606necessaryἀναγκαῖονanagkaionG316forthis OneτοῦτονtoutonG3778alsoκαὶkaiG2532to haveἔχεινecheinG2192somethingτιtiG5100ὃhoG3739to offerπροσενέγκῃ.¶prosenegkēG4374.

4Nowμὲν οὖνmen ounG3767 G3303ifΕἰEiG1487He wereἦνēnG1510onἐπὶepiG1909earthγῆς,gēsG1093,He would not beοὐδ᾽ ἂν ἦνoud᾽ an ēnG3761 G302 G1510a priestἱερεὺςhi'ereusG2409,since there are alreadyὄντωνontōnG1510priestsτῶνtōnG3588who offerπροσφερόντωνprospherontōnG4374τὰtaG3588giftsδῶρα,dōraG1435according toκατὰkataG2596thelawνόμονnomonG3551.

5The place whereοἵτινεςoitinesG3748they serveλατρεύουσινlatreuousinG3000isa copyὑποδείγματιhupodeigmatiG5262andκαὶkaiG2532shadowσκιᾷskiaG4639of whatτῶνtōnG3588is in heavenἐπουρανίων,epouraniōnG2032.This is whyκαθὼςkathōsG2531MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475was warnedκεχρημάτισταιkechrēmatistaiG5537when he was aboutμέλλωνmellōnG3195to buildἐπιτελεῖνepiteleinG2005theτὴνtēnG3588tabernacleσκηνήν·skēnēnG4633γάρgarG1063φησινphēsinG5346: “See to it thatὅραhoraG3708you makeποιήσειςpoiēseisG4160everythingπάνταpantaG3956according toκατὰkataG2596theτὸνtonG3588patternτύπονtuponG5179τὸνtonG3588shownδειχθένταdeichthentaG1166youσοιsoiG4771onἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588mountainὄρει·oreiG3735.”

The New Covenant

(Jeremiah 31:26–40)

6NowνυνὶnuniG3570,howeverδὲdeG1161, Jesushas receivedτέτυχενtetuchenG5177a muchὅσῳhosōG3745more excellentδιαφορωτέραςdiaphorōterasG1313ministryλειτουργίας,leitourgiasG3009,just asκαὶkaiG2532the covenantδιαθήκηςdiathēkēsG1242He mediatesἐστιν μεσίτης,estin mesitēsG1510 G3316is betterG2909andἥτιςhētisG3748is foundedνενομοθέτηται.nenomothetētaiG3549onἐπὶepiG1909betterG2909promisesἐπαγγελίαιςepangeliaisG1860.

7ForγὰρgarG1063ifεἰeiG1487thatἐκείνηekeinēG1565ἡhēG3588firstπρώτηprōtēG4413covenanthad beenἦνēnG1510without faultἄμεμπτος,amemptosG273,noοὐκoukG3756placeτόπος.toposG5117would have been soughtἂν ἐζητεῖτοan ezēteitoG302 G2212for a secondδευτέραςdeuterasG1208.

8ButγὰρgarG1063Godfound faultμεμφόμενοςmemphomenosG3201withαὐτοὺςautousG846the people andsaidλέγει·legeiG3004: “BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400, thedaysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250are comingἔρχονται,erchontaiG2064,declaresλέγειlegeiG3004theLordκύριος,kuriosG2962, whenκαὶkaiG2532I will makeσυντελέσωsuntelesōG4931a newκαινήν,kainēnG2537covenantδιαθήκηνdiathēkēnG1242withἐπὶepiG1909theτὸνtonG3588houseοἶκονoikonG3624of IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474andκαὶkaiG2532withἐπὶepiG1909theτὸνtonG3588houseοἶκονoikonG3624of JudahG2448.

9It willnotοὐouG3756be likeκατὰkataG2596theτὴνtēnG3588covenantδιαθήκηνdiathēkēnG1242ἣνhēnG3739I madeἐποίησαepoiēsaG4160withτοῖςtoisG3588theirαὐτῶνautōnG846fathersπατράσινpatrasinG3962whenἐν ἡμέρᾳen hēmeraG1722 G2250IG1473tookἐπιλαβομένουepilabomenouG1949themαὐτῶνautōnG846by theτῆςtēsG3588handχειρὸςcheirosG5495to leadἐξαγαγεῖνexagageinG1806themαὐτοὺςautousG846out ofἐκekG1537thelandγῆςgēsG1093of EgyptΑἰγύπτου,AiguptouG125,becauseὅτιhotiG3754theyαὐτοὶautoiG846did not abideοὐκ ἐνέμεινανouk enemeinanG3756 G1696byἐνenG1722MyG1473τῇtēaG3588covenantδιαθήκῃdiathēkēG1242,and IG2504disregardedἠμέλησαēmelēsaG272themαὐτῶν,autōnG846,declaresλέγειlegeiG3004theLordκύριος.kuriosG2962.

10ForὅτιhotiG3754thisαὕτηhautēG3778istheἡhēG3588covenantδιαθήκηdiathēkēG1242ἣνhēnG3739I will makeδιαθήσομαιdiathēsomaiG1303with theτῷtōG3588houseοἴκῳoikōG3624of IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474afterμετὰmetaG3326thoseἐκείνας,ekeinasG1565τὰςtasG3588daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,declaresλέγειlegeiG3004theLordκύριος,kuriosG2962.I will putδιδοὺςdidousG1325MyG1473lawsνόμουςnomousG3551inεἰςeisG1519theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τὴνtēnG3588mindsδιάνοιανdianoianG1271andκαὶkaiG2532inscribeἐπιγράψωepigrapsōG1924themαὐτῶνautōnG846onἐπὶepiG1909theirαὐτούς·autousG846heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588.AndκαὶkaiG2532I will beἔσομαιesomaiG1510theirαὐτοῖς εἰςautois eisG1519 G846Godθεόν,theonG2316,andκαὶkaiG2532theyαὐτοὶautoiG846will beἔσονταίesontaiG1510MyεἰςeisG1473 G1519peopleλαόν.laonG2992.

11καὶkaiG2532No longerοὐ μὴou mēG3756 G3361will each oneἕκαστοςhekastosG1538teachδιδάξωσινdidaxōsinG1321hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὸνtonG3588neighborπολίτηνpolitēnG4177orκαὶkaiG2532ἕκαστοςhekastosG1538hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὸνtonG3588brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, ‘KnowγνῶθιgnōthiG1097theτὸνtonG3588Lordκύριον,kurionG2962,’becauseὅτιhotiG3754they will all knowπάντες εἰδήσουσίνpantes eidēsousinG3956 G1492MeG1473,fromἀπὸapoG575theleastμικροῦmikrouG3398of themαὐτῶν·autōnG846toἕωςhe'ōsG2193thegreatestμεγάλουmegalouG3173.

12ForὅτιhotiG3754I willἔσομαιesomaiG1510forgiveἵλεως ταῖςileōs taisG3588 G2436theirαὐτῶνautōnG846iniquitiesἀδικίαιςadikiaisG93andκαὶkaiG2532will rememberμνησθῶmnēsthōG3403theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τῶνtōnG3588sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266noοὐ μὴou mēG3756 G3361moreἔτι.¶etiG2089.”

13ByἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588speaking ofλέγεινlegeinG3004a newκαινὴνkainēnG2537covenant,He has madeπεπαλαίωκενpepalaiōkenG3822theτὴνtēnG3588first one obsoleteπρώτην·prōtēnG4413;andδὲdeG1161whatτὸtoG3588is obsoleteπαλαιούμενονpalaioumenonG3822andκαὶkaiG2532agingγηράσκονgēraskonG1095will soonἐγγὺςengusG1451disappearἀφανισμοῦ.¶aphanismouG854.

The New Covenant

(Jeremiah 31:26–40)

Commentaries on Hebrews 8