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Hebrews 8

A Better Ministry

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Now the main point in what has been said is this: we have such a  ahigh priest, who has taken His seat at  bthe right hand of the throne of the  bMajesty in the heavens,

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a  aminister  1in the sanctuary and  1in the  btrue  2tabernacle, which the Lord  cpitched, not man.

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For every  ahigh priest is appointed  bto offer both gifts and sacrifices; so it is necessary that this high priest also have something to offer.

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Now if He were on earth, He would not be a priest at all, since there are those who  aoffer the gifts according to the Law;

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who serve  aa copy and  bshadow of the heavenly things, just as Moses  1was  cwarned by God when he was about to erect the  2tabernacle; for, " dSEE," He says, "THAT YOU MAKE all things ACCORDING TO THE PATTERN WHICH WAS SHOWN YOU ON THE MOUNTAIN."

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But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, by as much as He is also the  amediator of  ba better covenant, which has been enacted on better promises.

A New Covenant

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For  aif that first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no occasion sought for a second.

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For finding fault with them, He says, " aBEHOLD, DAYS ARE COMING, SAYS THE LORD,  1WHEN I WILL EFFECT  bA NEW COVENANT WITH THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL AND WITH THE HOUSE OF JUDAH;

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 aNOT LIKE THE COVENANT WHICH 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 CONTINUE IN MY COVENANT, AND I DID NOT CARE FOR THEM, SAYS THE LORD.

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aFOR THIS IS THE COVENANT THAT I WILL MAKE WITH THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL AFTER THOSE DAYS, SAYS THE LORD:  1I WILL PUT MY LAWS INTO THEIR MINDS, AND I WILL WRITE THEM  bON THEIR HEARTS. AND I WILL BE THEIR GOD, AND THEY SHALL BE MY PEOPLE.

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aAND THEY SHALL NOT TEACH EVERYONE HIS FELLOW CITIZEN, AND EVERYONE HIS BROTHER, SAYING, `KNOW THE LORD,' FOR  bALL WILL KNOW ME, FROM  1THE LEAST TO THE GREATEST OF THEM.

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aFOR I WILL BE MERCIFUL TO THEIR INIQUITIES,  bAND I WILL REMEMBER THEIR SINS NO MORE."

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 1When He said, " aA new covenant," He has made the first obsolete.  bBut whatever is becoming obsolete and growing old is  2ready to disappear.



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