Hebrews 8:2

Hebrews 8:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man.
• New International Version (NIV)and who serves in the sanctuary, the true tabernacle set up by the Lord, not by a mere human being.
• English Standard Version (ESV)a minister in the holy places, in the true tent that the Lord set up, not man.
• New King James Version (NKJV)a Minister of the sanctuary and of the true tabernacle which the Lord erected, and not man.

Context of Hebrews 8:2

1Now a summary of the things of which we are speaking [is], We have such a one high priest who has sat down on [the] right hand of the throne of the greatness in the heavens; minister of the holy places and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord has pitched, [and] not man. 3For every high priest is constituted for the offering both of gifts and sacrifices; whence it is needful that this one also should have something which he may offer. 4If then indeed he were upon earth, he would not even be a priest, there being those who offer the gifts according to the law,

Hebrews 8:2 word by word

τῶν ἁγίων λειτουργὸς καὶ τῆς σκηνῆς τῆς ἀληθινῆς, ἣν ἔπηξεν ὁ κύριος, οὐκ ἄνθρωπος.Read the interlinear

• ministerλειτουργόςleitourgos · ministerG3011
• holyἅγιοςhagios · holyG40
• trueἀληθινόςalēthinos · trueG228
• tabernacleσκηνήskēnē · tentG4633
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444

Cross-references for Hebrews 8:2

• Hebrews 9:8the Holy Spirit shewing this, that the way of the [holy of] holies has not yet been made manifest while as yet the first tabernacle has [its] standing;
• Hebrews 10:21and [having] a great priest over the house of God,
• Exodus 28:1And thou shalt take thee Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may serve me as priest — Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's sons.
• Luke 24:44And he said to them, These [are] the words which I spoke to you while I was yet with you, that all that is written concerning me in the law of Moses and prophets and psalms must be fulfilled.
• Romans 15:8For I say that Jesus Christ became a minister of [the] circumcision for [the] truth of God, to confirm the promises of the fathers;
• Hebrews 9:11But Christ being come high priest of the good things to come, by the better and more perfect tabernacle not made with hand, (that is, not of this creation,)
• Hebrews 11:10for he waited for the city which has foundations, of which God is [the] artificer and constructor.
• 2 Corinthians 5:1For we know that if our earthly tabernacle house be destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
• Colossians 2:11in whom also ye have been circumcised with circumcision not done by hand, in the putting off of the body of the flesh, in the circumcision of the Christ;

Commentaries on Hebrews 8:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2A minister of the sanctuary - ̔ · A public minister of the holy things or places. The word , from , public, and , a work or office, means a person who officiated for the public, a public officer; in whom, and his work, all the people had a common right: hence our word liturgy, the public work of prayer and praise, designed for the people at large; all having a right to attend it, and each having an equal interest in it. Properly speaking, the Jewish…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2A minister of the sanctuary - Margin, “or holy things.” Greek ͂ ̔́ tōn hagiōnThe Greek may either mean “the sanctuary” - denoting the Holy of Holies; or “holy things.” The word “sanctuary” - קדשׁ qodesh- was given to the tabernacle or temple as a “holy place,” and the plural form which is used here - ̀ ̔́ ta hagia- was given to the most holy place by way of eminence - the full form of the name being - קדשׁ qodeshקדשׁ קדּשׁים qodesh qodâshiymor, ̔́ ̔́…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2The first two verses of chapter 8 connect the previous discussion and introduce the next topic. The main point is that Jesus is appointed as a superior high priest (Hebrews 5:1–10; 7:1–28). He serves in the heavenly tabernacle (also in 8:5): This introduces the theme of Jesus’s superior offering, discussed in the rest of this section (8:3–10:18). Unlike the Levitical priests who served in an earthly tent or building, the sacrifice of Jesus is superior…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. minister--The Greek term implies priestly ministry in the temple. the sanctuary--Greek, "the holy places"; the Holy of Holies. Here the heavenly sanctuary is meant. the true--the archetypal and antitypical, as contrasted with the typical and symbolical (He 9:24). Greek "alethinos" (used here) is opposed to that which does not fulfil its idea, as for instance, a type; "alethes," to that which is untrue and unreal, as a lie. The measure of alethes is…Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 8:2

• Church
• Jesus Continued
• Sanctuary
• Symbols and Similitudes
• Tabernacle
• Types

In the dictionaries

• Admonish
• Minister
• Uttermost
• Christ, Offices of
• Congregation
• Faithful; Faithfulness
• Gebal
• Hebrews, Epistle to the
• Jeroham
• Joelah

Commentaries on Hebrews 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings