Hebrews 8

A Better Ministry

1NowG1161 the mainG2774 pointG2774 in what has been saidG3004 is this: we haveG2192 suchG5108 aG5108 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 9setG4078 upG4078, 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 atG3761 allG3761, since there are 12thoseG3588 who 13offerG4374 the giftsG1435 accordingG2596 to the LawG3551; 5whoG3748 serveG3000 14a copyG5262 and 15shadowG4639 of the heavenlyG2032 thingsG2032, justG2531 asG2531 MosesG3475 16was 17warnedG5537 by God when he wasG3195 aboutG3195 toG3195 erectG2005 the 18tabernacleG4633; for, “19SeeG3708,” He saysG5346, “that you makeG4160 allG3956 thingsG3956 by the patternG5179 which was shownG1166 to you on the mountainG3735.” 6But nowG3568 He has obtainedG5177 a moreG1313 excellentG1313 ministryG3009, to the extentG3745 that He is alsoG2532 the 20mediatorG3316 of 21a betterG2909 covenantG1242, whichG3748 has been enactedG3549 on betterG2909 promisesG1860.

A New Covenant

7For 22ifG1487 that firstG4413 covenant had beenG1510 freeG273 ofG273 faultG273, noG3756 23circumstancesG5117 would have been soughtG2212 forG2212 a secondG1208. 8For in findingG3201 faultG3201 with 24the people, He saysG3004, “25BeholdG2400, daysG2250 are comingG2064, saysG3004 the LordG2962, 26WhenG2532 I will bringG4931 aboutG4931 27a newG2537 covenantG1242 With the houseG3624 of IsraelG2474 and the houseG3624 of JudahG2455,928Not likeG2596 the covenantG1242 whichG3739 I madeG4160 with their fathersG3962 On the dayG2250 I tookG1949 them by the handG5495 To bringG1806 them out of the landG1093 of EgyptG125; For they did not continueG1696 in My covenantG1242, And I did not careG272 about them, saysG3004 the LordG2962.1029For thisG3778 is the covenantG1242 whichG3739 I will makeG1303 with the houseG3624 of IsraelG2474 AfterG3326 thoseG1565 daysG2250, declaresG3004 the LordG2962: 30I will putG1325 My lawsG3551 into their mindsG1271, And writeG1924 them 31on their heartsG2588. And I will be their GodG2316, And they shall be My peopleG2992.1132And they will not teachG1321, eachG1538 oneG1538 his fellowG4177 citizenG4177, And eachG1538 oneG1538 his brotherG80, sayingG3004, ‘KnowG1097 the LordG2962,’ For 33they will allG3956 knowG3609 Me, From 34the leastG3398 to the greatestG3173 of them.1235For I will be mercifulG2436 toward their wrongdoingsG93, 36And their sinsG266 I will noG3756G3361 longerG2089 rememberG3403.” 1337WhenG1722 He saidG3004, “38A newG2537 covenant,” He has madeG3822 the firstG4413 obsoleteG3822. 39But whatever is becomingG3822 obsoleteG3822 and growingG1095 oldG1095 is 40aboutG1451 to disappearG854.