New American Standard Bible 2020

Hebrews 8

A Better Ministry

1NowδὲdeG1161the mainG2774pointG2774in what has been saidλεγομένοις,legomenoisG3004is this:we haveἔχομενechomenG2192suchG5108aG5108highἀρχιερέαarchiereaG749priestG749,whoὃςhosG3739has takenG2523His seatG2523atthe rightδεξιᾷdexiaG1188handG1188of the throneθρόνουthronouG2362of theMajestyμεγαλωσύνηςmegalōsunēsG3172in the heavensοὐρανοῖς,ouranoisG3772,

2aministerλειτουργὸςleitourgosG3011in the sanctuaryG40and in thetrueἀληθινῆς,alēthinēsG228tabernacleσκηνῆςskēnēsG4633,whichἣνhēnG3739the Lordκύριος,kuriosG2962setG4078upG4078,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'ereusG2409atG3761allG3761, since there arethoseG3588whoofferπροσφερόντωνprospherontōnG4374the giftsδῶρα,dōraG1435accordingκατὰkataG2596to the LawνόμονnomonG3551;

5whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748serveλατρεύουσινlatreuousinG3000a copyὑποδείγματιhupodeigmatiG5262andshadowσκιᾷskiaG4639of the heavenlyἐπουρανίων,epouraniōnG2032thingsG2032,justG2531asG2531MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475waswarnedκεχρημάτισταιkechrēmatistaiG5537by Godwhen he wasG3195aboutG3195toG3195erectἐπιτελεῖνepiteleinG2005thetabernacleσκηνήν·skēnēnG4633; for, “SeeὅραhoraG3708,”He saysφησινphēsinG5346, “that you makeποιήσειςpoiēseisG4160allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956by the patternτύπονtuponG5179which was shownδειχθένταdeichthentaG1166to you on the mountainὄρει·oreiG3735.”

6But nowG3568He has obtainedτέτυχενtetuchenG5177a moreδιαφορωτέραςdiaphorōterasG1313excellentG1313ministryλειτουργίας,leitourgiasG3009,to the extentὅσῳhosōG3745that He is alsoκαὶkaiG2532themediatorμεσίτης,mesitēsG3316ofa betterG2909covenantδιαθήκηςdiathēkēsG1242,whichἥτιςhētisG3748has been enactedνενομοθέτηται.nenomothetētaiG3549on betterG2909promisesἐπαγγελίαιςepangeliaisG1860.

A New Covenant

7ForifεἰeiG1487that firstπρώτηprōtēG4413covenanthad beenἦνēnG1510freeG273ofG273faultG273,noοὐκoukG3756circumstancesτόπος.toposG5117would have been soughtG2212forG2212a secondδευτέραςdeuterasG1208.

8For in findingG3201faultμεμφόμενοςmemphomenosG3201withthe people, He saysλέγει·legeiG3004, “BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250are comingἔρχονται,erchontaiG2064,saysλέγειlegeiG3004the Lordκύριος,kuriosG2962,WhenG2532I will bringG4931aboutG4931a newκαινήν,kainēnG2537covenantδιαθήκηνdiathēkēnG1242With the houseοἶκονoikonG3624of IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474and the houseοἶκονoikonG3624of JudahἸούδαIoudaG2455,

9Not likeκατὰkataG2596the covenantδιαθήκηνdiathēkēnG1242whichἣνhēnG3739I madeἐποίησαepoiēsaG4160with their fathersπατράσινpatrasinG3962On the dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250I tookἐπιλαβομένουepilabomenouG1949them by the handχειρὸςcheirosG5495To bringἐξαγαγεῖνexagageinG1806them out of the landγῆςgēsG1093of EgyptΑἰγύπτου,AiguptouG125;For they did not continueἐνέμεινανenemeinanG1696in My covenantδιαθήκῃdiathēkēG1242,And I did not careἠμέλησαēmelēsaG272about them, saysλέγειlegeiG3004the Lordκύριος.kuriosG2962.

10For thisαὕτηhautēG3778is the covenantδιαθήκηdiathēkēG1242whichἣνhēnG3739I will makeδιαθήσομαιdiathēsomaiG1303with the houseοἴκῳoikōG3624of IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474AfterμετὰmetaG3326thoseἐκείνας,ekeinasG1565daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,declaresλέγειlegeiG3004the Lordκύριος,kuriosG2962:I will putδιδοὺςdidousG1325My lawsνόμουςnomousG3551into their mindsδιάνοιανdianoianG1271,And writeἐπιγράψωepigrapsōG1924themon their heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588.And I will be their Godθεόν,theonG2316,And they shall be My peopleλαόν.laonG2992.

11And they will not teachδιδάξωσινdidaxōsinG1321,eachG1538oneG1538his fellowG4177citizenG4177,And eachG1538oneG1538his brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, ‘KnowγνῶθιgnōthiG1097the Lordκύριον,kurionG2962,’ Forthey will allπάντεςpantesG3956knowG3609Me, Fromthe leastμικροῦmikrouG3398to the greatestμεγάλουmegalouG3173of them.

12For I will be mercifulἵλεωςileōsG2436toward their wrongdoingsἀδικίαιςadikiaisG93,And their sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266I will noοὐ μὴou mēG3756 G3361longerἔτι.¶etiG2089rememberμνησθῶmnēsthōG3403.”

13WhenἐνenG1722He saidλέγεινlegeinG3004, “A newκαινὴνkainēnG2537covenant,”He has madeG3822the firstπρώτην·prōtēnG4413obsoleteG3822.But whatever is becomingG3822obsoleteG3822and growingG1095oldG1095isaboutἐγγὺςengusG1451to disappearἀφανισμοῦ.¶aphanismouG854.

A Better Ministry

A New Covenant

Commentaries on Hebrews 8