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Hebrews 8 :: Amplified Bible (AMP)

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Now the main point of what we have to say is this: we have such a High Priest, [the Christ] who is seated [in the place of honor] at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty (God) in heaven,

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 8:2 - a Minister (Officiating Priest) in the holy places and in the true tabernacle, which is erected not by man, but by the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 8:3 - For every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices; so it is essential for this One also to have something to offer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 8:4 - Now if He were [still living] on earth, He would not be a priest at all, for there are priests who offer the gifts [to God] in accordance with the Law.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 8:5 - They serve as a pattern and foreshadowing of [what has its true existence and reality in] the heavenly things (sanctuary). For when Moses was about to erect the tabernacle, he was warned by God, saying, “SEE THAT YOU MAKE it all [exactly] ACCORDING TO THE PATTERN WHICH WAS SHOWN TO YOU ON THE MOUNTAIN.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 8:6 - But as it is, Christ has acquired a [priestly] ministry which is more excellent [than the old Levitical priestly ministry], for He is the Mediator (Arbiter) of a better covenant [uniting God and man], which has been enacted and rests on better promises.

A New Covenant

(Jer 31:31–34 )

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 8:7 - For if that first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no occasion for a second one or an attempt to institute another one [the new covenant].

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 8:8 - However, God finds fault with them [showing its inadequacy] when He says,

“BEHOLD, THE DAYS WILL COME, SAYS THE LORD,

WHEN I WILL MAKE and RATIFY A NEW COVENANT

WITH THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL AND WITH THE HOUSE OF JUDAH;

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NOT LIKE THE COVENANT THAT I MADE WITH THEIR FATHERS

ON THE DAY WHEN I TOOK THEM BY THE HAND

TO LEAD THEM OUT OF THE LAND OF EGYPT;

FOR THEY DID NOT ABIDE IN MY COVENANT,

AND SO I WITHDREW MY FAVOR and DISREGARDED THEM, SAYS THE LORD.

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“FOR THIS IS THE COVENANT THAT I WILL MAKE WITH THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL

AFTER THOSE DAYS, SAYS THE LORD:

I WILL IMPRINT MY LAWS UPON THEIR MINDS [even upon their innermost thoughts and understanding],

AND ENGRAVE THEM UPON THEIR HEARTS [effecting their regeneration].

AND I WILL BE THEIR GOD,

AND THEY SHALL BE MY PEOPLE.

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“AND IT WILL NOT BE [necessary] FOR EACH ONE TO TEACH HIS FELLOW CITIZEN,

OR EACH ONE HIS BROTHER, SAYING, ‘KNOW [by experience, have knowledge of] THE LORD,’

FOR ALL WILL KNOW [Me by experience and have knowledge of] ME,

FROM THE LEAST TO THE GREATEST OF THEM.

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“FOR I WILL BE MERCIFUL and GRACIOUS TOWARD THEIR WICKEDNESS,

AND I WILL REMEMBER THEIR SINS NO MORE.”

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When God speaks of “A new covenant,” He makes the first one obsolete. And whatever is becoming obsolete (out of use, annulled) and growing old is ready to disappear.

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Hebrews Chapter 8 — Additional Translations:

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