Verse 7

Hebrews 8:7

World English Bible

7 For if that first covenant had been faultless, then no place would have been sought for a second.
Original Language Text
greek
Εἰ γὰρ ἡ πρώτη ἐκείνη ἦν ἄμεμπτος, οὐκ ἂν δευτέρας ἐζητεῖτο τόπος·
English Translation
For if that first one was blameless, a place would not have been sought for a second.
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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... Focus ↗
2 a servant of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, not man. Focus ↗
3 For every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices. Therefore it is necessary tha... Focus ↗
4 For if he were on earth, he would not be a priest at all, seeing there are priests who offer the gif... Focus ↗
5 who serve a copy and shadow of the heavenly things, even as Moses was warned by God (Elohim) when he... Focus ↗
6 But now he has obtained a more excellent ministry, by so much as he is also the mediator of a better... Focus ↗
7 For if that first covenant had been faultless, then no place would have been sought for a second.
8 For finding fault with them, he said, “Behold, the days come”, says the Lord, “that I will make a ne... Focus ↗
9 not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers, in the day that I took them by the han... Focus ↗
10 “For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel. After those days,” says the Lor... Focus ↗
11 They will not teach every man his fellow citizen, and every man his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,... Focus ↗
12 For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness. I will remember their sins and lawless deeds no mor... Focus ↗
13 In that he says, “A new covenant”, he has made the first old. But that which is becoming old and gro... Focus ↗
Verse Information
Book
Hebrews
Chapter
Chapter 8 (13 verses)
Version
World English Bible
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