New American Standard Bible 1995

Hebrews 8

A Better Ministry

1NowδὲdeG1161the mainG2774pointG2774in what has been saidλεγομένοις,legomenoisG3004is this:we haveἔχομενechomenG2192suchτοιοῦτονtoioutonG5108ahighἀρχιερέαarchiereaG749priestG749,whoὃςhosG3739has takenG2523His seatG2523atthe rightδεξιᾷdexiaG1188handG1188of the throneθρόνουthronouG2362of theMajestyμεγαλωσύνηςmegalōsunēsG3172in the heavensοὐρανοῖς,ouranoisG3772,

2aministerλειτουργὸςleitourgosG3011in the sanctuaryG40and in thetrueἀληθινῆς,alēthinēsG228tabernacleσκηνῆςskēnēsG4633,whichἣνhēnG3739the Lordκύριος,kuriosG2962pitchedἔπηξενepēxenG4078,not manἄνθρωπος.anthrōposG444.

3For everyπᾶςpasG3956highἀρχιερεὺςarchiereusG749priestG749is appointedκαθίσταται·kathistataiG2525to offerπροσφέρεινprosphereinG4374bothτεteG5037giftsδῶράdōraG1435and sacrificesθυσίαςthusiasG2378;soὅθενhothenG3606it is necessaryἀναγκαῖονanagkaionG316that thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778high priestalsoG2532haveἔχεινecheinG2192somethingτιtiG5100to offerπροσενέγκῃ.¶prosenegkēG4374.

4NowοὖνounG3767ifΕἰEiG1487He were on earthγῆς,gēsG1093,He would not be a priestἱερεὺςhi'ereusG2409at allοὐδ᾽oud᾽G3761,since there are thoseG3588whoofferπροσφερόντωνprospherontōnG4374the giftsδῶρα,dōraG1435accordingκατὰkataG2596to the LawνόμονnomonG3551;

5whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748serveλατρεύουσινlatreuousinG3000a copyὑποδείγματιhupodeigmatiG5262andshadowσκιᾷskiaG4639of the heavenlyἐπουρανίων,epouraniōnG2032thingsG2032,justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475waswarnedκεχρημάτισταιkechrēmatistaiG5537by Godwhen he was aboutμέλλωνmellōnG3195to erectἐπιτελεῖνepiteleinG2005thetabernacleσκηνήν·skēnēnG4633; for, “SeeὅραhoraG3708,”He saysφησινphēsinG5346, “that you makeποιήσειςpoiēseisG4160allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956accordingκατὰkataG2596to the patternτύπονtuponG5179which was shownδειχθένταdeichthentaG1166you on the mountainὄρει·oreiG3735.”

6But nowG3568He has obtainedτέτυχενtetuchenG5177a moreδιαφορωτέραςdiaphorōterasG1313excellentG1313ministryλειτουργίας,leitourgiasG3009,by as muchὅσῳhosōG3745as He is alsoκαὶkaiG2532themediatorμεσίτης,mesitēsG3316ofa betterG2909covenantδιαθήκηςdiathēkēsG1242,whichἥτιςhētisG3748has been enactedνενομοθέτηται.nenomothetētaiG3549on betterG2909promisesἐπαγγελίαιςepangeliaisG1860.

A New Covenant

7ForifεἰeiG1487that firstπρώτηprōtēG4413covenanthad beenἦνēnG1510faultlessἄμεμπτος,amemptosG273,there would have been noοὐκoukG3756occasionτόπος.toposG5117soughtἐζητεῖτοezēteitoG2212for a secondδευτέραςdeuterasG1208.

8For findingG3201faultμεμφόμενοςmemphomenosG3201with them, He saysλέγει·legeiG3004, “BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250are comingἔρχονται,erchontaiG2064,saysλέγειlegeiG3004the Lordκύριος,kuriosG2962,WhenG2532I will effectσυντελέσωsuntelesōG4931a newκαινήν,kainēnG2537covenantδιαθήκηνdiathēkēnG1242With the houseοἶκονoikonG3624of IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474and with the houseοἶκονoikonG3624of JudahἸούδαIoudaG2455;

9Not likeκατὰkataG2596the covenantδιαθήκηνdiathēkēnG1242whichἣνhēnG3739I madeἐποίησαepoiēsaG4160with their fathersπατράσινpatrasinG3962On the dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250when I tookἐπιλαβομένουepilabomenouG1949them by the handχειρὸςcheirosG5495To leadἐξαγαγεῖνexagageinG1806them out of the landγῆςgēsG1093of EgyptΑἰγύπτου,AiguptouG125;For they did not continueἐνέμεινανenemeinanG1696in My covenantδιαθήκῃdiathēkēG1242,And I did not careἠμέλησαēmelēsaG272for them, saysλέγειlegeiG3004the Lordκύριος.kuriosG2962.

10For thisαὕτηhautēG3778is the covenantδιαθήκηdiathēkēG1242that I will makeδιαθήσομαιdiathēsomaiG1303with the houseοἴκῳoikōG3624of IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474AfterμετὰmetaG3326thoseἐκείνας,ekeinasG1565daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,saysλέγειlegeiG3004the Lordκύριος,kuriosG2962:I will putδιδοὺςdidousG1325My lawsνόμουςnomousG3551into their mindsδιάνοιανdianoianG1271,And I will writeἐπιγράψωepigrapsōG1924themon their heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588.And I will be their Godθεόν,theonG2316,And they shall be My peopleλαόν.laonG2992.

11And they shall not teachδιδάξωσινdidaxōsinG1321everyoneἕκαστοςhekastosG1538his fellowG4177citizenG4177,And everyoneἕκαστοςhekastosG1538his brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, ‘KnowγνῶθιgnōthiG1097the Lordκύριον,kurionG2962,’ ForallπάντεςpantesG3956will knowG3609Me, Fromthe leastμικροῦmikrouG3398to the greatestμεγάλουmegalouG3173of them.

12For I will be mercifulἵλεωςileōsG2436to their iniquitiesἀδικίαιςadikiaisG93,And I will rememberμνησθῶmnēsthōG3403their sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266noοὐ μὴou mēG3756 G3361moreἔτι.¶etiG2089.”

13WhenἐνenG1722He saidλέγεινlegeinG3004, “A newκαινὴνkainēnG2537covenant,”He has madeG3822the firstπρώτην·prōtēnG4413obsoleteG3822.But whatever is becomingG3822obsoleteG3822and growingG1095oldG1095isreadyἐγγὺςengusG1451to disappearἀφανισμοῦ.¶aphanismouG854.

A Better Ministry

A New Covenant

Commentaries on Hebrews 8