Hebrews 8:2

Hebrews 8:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man.
• New International Version (NIV)and who serves in the sanctuary, the true tabernacle set up by the Lord, not by a mere human being.
• English Standard Version (ESV)a minister in the holy places, in the true tent that the Lord set up, not man.
• New King James Version (NKJV)a Minister of the sanctuary and of the true tabernacle which the Lord erected, and not man.

Context of Hebrews 8:2

1Now the main point of what we are saying is this: We have such a high priest, one who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven, a minister in the sanctuary and the true tabernacle that the Lord, not man, set up. 3For every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices. So this one too had to have something to offer. 4Now if he were on earth, he would not be a priest, since there are already priests who offer the gifts prescribed by the law.

Hebrews 8:2 word by word

τῶν ἁγίων λειτουργὸς καὶ τῆς σκηνῆς τῆς ἀληθινῆς, ἣν ἔπηξεν ὁ κύριος, οὐκ ἄνθρωπος.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• A ministerλειτουργόςleitourgos · ministerG3011
• of the sanctuaryἅγιοςhagios · holyG40
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• of theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• of theσκηνήskēnē · tentG4633
• trueἀληθινόςalēthinos · trueG228
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• pitchedπήγνυμιpēgnumi · to set upG4078
• notοὐou · noG3756
• manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444

Cross-references for Hebrews 8:2

• Hebrews 9:8The Holy Spirit is making clear that the way into the holy place had not yet appeared as long as the old tabernacle was standing.
• Hebrews 10:21and since we have a great priest over the house of God,
• Exodus 28:1“And you, bring near to you your brother Aaron and his sons with him from among the Israelites, so that they may minister as my priests – Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s sons.
• Luke 24:44Then he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the law of Moses and the prophets and the psalms must be fulfilled.”
• Romans 15:8For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the circumcised on behalf of God’s truth to confirm the promises made to the fathers,
• Hebrews 9:11But now Christ has come as the high priest of the good things to come. He passed through the greater and more perfect tent not made with hands, that is, not of this creation,
• Hebrews 11:10For he was looking forward to the city with firm foundations, whose architect and builder is God.
• 2 Corinthians 5:1For we know that if our earthly house, the tent we live in, is dismantled, we have a building from God, a house not built by human hands, that is eternal in the heavens.
• Colossians 2:11In him you also were circumcised – not, however, with a circumcision performed by human hands, but by the removal of the fleshly body, that is, through the circumcision done by Christ.

Commentaries on Hebrews 8:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2A minister of the sanctuary - ̔ · A public minister of the holy things or places. The word , from , public, and , a work or office, means a person who officiated for the public, a public officer; in whom, and his work, all the people had a common right: hence our word liturgy, the public work of prayer and praise, designed for the people at large; all having a right to attend it, and each having an equal interest in it. Properly speaking, the Jewish…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2A minister of the sanctuary - Margin, “or holy things.” Greek ͂ ̔́ tōn hagiōnThe Greek may either mean “the sanctuary” - denoting the Holy of Holies; or “holy things.” The word “sanctuary” - קדשׁ qodesh- was given to the tabernacle or temple as a “holy place,” and the plural form which is used here - ̀ ̔́ ta hagia- was given to the most holy place by way of eminence - the full form of the name being - קדשׁ qodeshקדשׁ קדּשׁים qodesh qodâshiymor, ̔́ ̔́…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2The first two verses of chapter 8 connect the previous discussion and introduce the next topic. The main point is that Jesus is appointed as a superior high priest (Hebrews 5:1–10; 7:1–28). He serves in the heavenly tabernacle (also in 8:5): This introduces the theme of Jesus’s superior offering, discussed in the rest of this section (8:3–10:18). Unlike the Levitical priests who served in an earthly tent or building, the sacrifice of Jesus is superior…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. minister--The Greek term implies priestly ministry in the temple. the sanctuary--Greek, "the holy places"; the Holy of Holies. Here the heavenly sanctuary is meant. the true--the archetypal and antitypical, as contrasted with the typical and symbolical (He 9:24). Greek "alethinos" (used here) is opposed to that which does not fulfil its idea, as for instance, a type; "alethes," to that which is untrue and unreal, as a lie. The measure of alethes is…Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 8:2

• Church
• Jesus Continued
• Sanctuary
• Symbols and Similitudes
• Tabernacle
• Types

In the dictionaries

• Admonish
• Minister
• Uttermost
• Christ, Offices of
• Congregation
• Faithful; Faithfulness
• Gebal
• Hebrews, Epistle to the
• Jeroham
• Joelah

Commentaries on Hebrews 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings