New American Standard Bible 1995

Hebrews 8:1-6

1Now the main point in what has been said is this: we have such a 1high priest, who has taken His seat at 2the right hand of the throne of the 3Majesty in the heavens,

2a 4minister 5in the sanctuary and 6in the 7true 8tabernacle, which the Lord 9pitched, not man.

3For every 10high priest is appointed 11to offer both gifts and sacrifices; so it is necessary that this high priest also have something to offer.

4Now if He were on earth, He would not be a priest at all, since there are those who 12offer the gifts according to the Law;

5who serve 13a copy and 14shadow of the heavenly things, just as Moses 15was 16warned by God when he was about to erect the 17tabernacle; for, “18See,” He says, “that you make all things according to the pattern which was shown you on the mountain.”

6But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, by as much as He is also the 19mediator of 20a better covenant, which has been enacted on better promises.

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Notes

1. Hebrews 8:1 Col 3:1; Heb 2:17; 3:1 ↩
2. Hebrews 8:1 Ps 110:1; Heb 1:3 ↩
3. Hebrews 8:1 Ps 110:1; Heb 1:3 ↩
4. Hebrews 8:2 Heb 10:11 ↩
5. Hebrews 8:2 Or of ↩
6. Hebrews 8:2 Or of ↩
7. Hebrews 8:2 Heb 9:11, 24 ↩
8. Hebrews 8:2 Or sacred tent ↩
9. Hebrews 8:2 Ex 33:7 ↩
10. Hebrews 8:3 Heb 2:17 ↩
11. Hebrews 8:3 Rom 4:25; 5:6, 8; Gal 2:20; Eph 5:2; Heb 5:1; 8:4 ↩
12. Hebrews 8:4 Heb 5:1; 7:27; 8:3; 9:9; 10:11 ↩
13. Hebrews 8:5 Heb 9:23 ↩
14. Hebrews 8:5 Col 2:17; Heb 10:1 ↩
15. Hebrews 8:5 Lit has been ↩
16. Hebrews 8:5 Matt 2:12; Heb 11:7; 12:25 ↩
17. Hebrews 8:5 Or sacred tent ↩
18. Hebrews 8:5 Ex 25:40 ↩
19. Hebrews 8:6 1 Tim 2:5 ↩
20. Hebrews 8:6 Luke 22:20; Heb 7:22; 8:8; 9:15; 12:24 ↩

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