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

1Here is the main point: We have a High Priest who sat down in the place of honor beside the throne of the majestic God in heaven. There he ministers in the heavenly Tabernacle, the true place of worship that was built by the Lord and not by human hands. 3And since every high priest is required to offer gifts and sacrifices, our High Priest must make an offering, too. 4If he were here on earth, he would not even be a priest, since there already are priests who offer the gifts required 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 9:8By these regulations the Holy Spirit revealed that the entrance to the Most Holy Place was not freely open as long as the Tabernacle and the system it represented were still in use.
• Hebrews 10:21And since we have a great High Priest who rules over God’s house,
• Exodus 28:1“Call for your brother, Aaron, and his sons, Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. Set them apart from the rest of the people of Israel so they may minister to me and be my priests.
• Luke 24:44Then he said, “When I was with you before, I told you that everything written about me in the law of Moses and the prophets and in the Psalms must be fulfilled.”
• Romans 15:8Remember that Christ came as a servant to the Jews to show that God is true to the promises he made to their ancestors.
• Hebrews 9:11So Christ has now become the High Priest over all the good things that have come. He has entered that greater, more perfect Tabernacle in heaven, which was not made by human hands and is not part of this created world.
• Hebrews 11:10Abraham was confidently looking forward to a city with eternal foundations, a city designed and built by God.
• 2 Corinthians 5:1For we know that when this earthly tent we live in is taken down (that is, when we die and leave this earthly body), we will have a house in heaven, an eternal body made for us by God himself and not by human hands.
• Colossians 2:11When you came to Christ, you were “circumcised,” but not by a physical procedure. Christ performed a spiritual circumcision—the cutting away of your sinful nature.

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