Verse 4
Hebrews 8:4
World English Bible, British Edition
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For if he were on earth, he would not be a priest at all, seeing there
are priests who offer the gifts according to the law,
Original Language Text
greek
εἰ μὲν ⸀οὖν ἦν ἐπὶ γῆς, οὐδ’ ἂν ἦν ἱερεύς, ⸀ὄντων τῶν προσφερόντων κατὰ ⸀νόμον τὰ δῶρα·
English Translation
For if he were on earth, he would not be a priest, since there are those offering gifts according to the law.
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Chapter 8 Context
1
Now in the things which we are saying, the main point is this: we have such
a high priest, who sat d...
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2
a servant of the sanctuary and of the true tabernacle which the Lord pitched,
not man.
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3
For every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices.
Therefore it is necessary tha...
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4
For if he were on earth, he would not be a priest at all, seeing there
are priests who offer the gif...
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who serve a copy and shadow of the heavenly things, even as Moses was
warned by God (Elohim) when he...
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6
But now he has obtained a more excellent ministry, by as much as he is
also the mediator of a better...
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7
For if that first covenant had been faultless, then no place would
have been sought for a second.
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8
For finding fault with them, he said,
“Behold, the days are coming”, says the Lord,
“that I will mak...
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9
not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers
in the day that I took them by the hand...
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10
“For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of
Israel
after those days,” says the Lord...
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11
They will not teach every man his fellow citizen
and every man his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’...
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12
For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness.
I will remember their sins and lawless deeds no mor...
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13
In that he says, “A new covenant”, he has made the first obsolete.
But that which is becoming obsole...
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