Hebrews 8

A Better Ministry

1NowG1161 the mainG2774 pointG2774 in what has been saidG3004 is this: we haveG2192 suchG5108 a 1highG749 priestG749, whoG3739 has takenG2523 His seatG2523 at 2the rightG1188 handG1188 of the throneG2362 of the 3MajestyG3172 in the heavensG3772, 2a 4ministerG3011 5in the sanctuaryG40 and 6in the 7trueG228 8tabernacleG4633, whichG3739 the LordG2962 9pitchedG4078, not manG444. 3For everyG3956 10highG749 priestG749 is appointedG2525 11to offerG4374 bothG5037 giftsG1435 and sacrificesG2378; soG3606 it is necessaryG316 that thisG3778 high priest alsoG2532 haveG2192 somethingG5100 to offerG4374. 4NowG3767 ifG1487 He were on earthG1093, He would not be a priestG2409 at allG3761, since there are thoseG3588 who 12offerG4374 the giftsG1435 accordingG2596 to the LawG3551; 5whoG3748 serveG3000 13a copyG5262 and 14shadowG4639 of the heavenlyG2032 thingsG2032, justG2531 as MosesG3475 15was 16warnedG5537 by God when he was aboutG3195 to erectG2005 the 17tabernacleG4633; for, “18SeeG3708,” He saysG5346, “that you makeG4160 allG3956 thingsG3956 accordingG2596 to the patternG5179 which was shownG1166 you on the mountainG3735.” 6But nowG3568 He has obtainedG5177 a moreG1313 excellentG1313 ministryG3009, by as muchG3745 as He is alsoG2532 the 19mediatorG3316 of 20a betterG2909 covenantG1242, whichG3748 has been enactedG3549 on betterG2909 promisesG1860.

A New Covenant

7For 21ifG1487 that firstG4413 covenant had beenG1510 faultlessG273, there would have been noG3756 occasionG5117 soughtG2212 for a secondG1208. 8For findingG3201 faultG3201 with them, He saysG3004, “22BeholdG2400, daysG2250 are comingG2064, saysG3004 the LordG2962, 23WhenG2532 I will effectG4931 24a newG2537 covenantG1242 With the houseG3624 of IsraelG2474 and with the houseG3624 of JudahG2455;925Not likeG2596 the covenantG1242 whichG3739 I madeG4160 with their fathersG3962 On the dayG2250 when I tookG1949 them by the handG5495 To leadG1806 them out of the landG1093 of EgyptG125; For they did not continueG1696 in My covenantG1242, And I did not careG272 for them, saysG3004 the LordG2962.1026For thisG3778 is the covenantG1242 that I will makeG1303 with the houseG3624 of IsraelG2474 AfterG3326 thoseG1565 daysG2250, saysG3004 the LordG2962: 27I will putG1325 My lawsG3551 into their mindsG1271, And I will writeG1924 them 28on their heartsG2588. And I will be their GodG2316, And they shall be My peopleG2992.1129And they shall not teachG1321 everyoneG1538 his fellowG4177 citizenG4177, And everyoneG1538 his brotherG80, sayingG3004, ‘KnowG1097 the LordG2962,’ For 30allG3956 will knowG3609 Me, From 31the leastG3398 to the greatestG3173 of them.1232For I will be mercifulG2436 to their iniquitiesG93, 33And I will rememberG3403 their sinsG266 noG3756G3361 moreG2089.” 1334WhenG1722 He saidG3004, “35A newG2537 covenant,” He has madeG3822 the firstG4413 obsoleteG3822. 36But whatever is becomingG3822 obsoleteG3822 and growingG1095 oldG1095 is 37readyG1451 to disappearG854.