Hebrews 8
Jesus, High Priest of a New Covenant
8Now the main point in what is being said is this: we have such a ahigh priest, who sat down at bthe right hand of the throne of the cMajesty in the heavens, 2a aminister 1in the 2holy places and 3in the btrue 4tabernacle, which the Lord cpitched, not man. 3For every ahigh priest is appointed bto offer both gifts and sacrifices; so it is necessary that this high priest also have something to offer. 4Now 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; 5who serve aa copy and bshadow of the heavenly things, just as Moses 1was cwarned by God when he was about to erect the tabernacle; for, “dSee,” He says, “that you make all things according to the pattern which was shown you on the mountain.” 6But 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. 7For aif that first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no occasion sought for a second. 8For finding fault with them, He says, “aBehold, days are coming, says the 1Lord,2When I will complete ba new covenantWith the house of Israel and with the house of Judah;
9aNot like the covenant which I made with their fathersIn the day when I took them by the handTo 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 1Lord.10“aFor this is the covenant that I will make with the house of IsraelAfter those days, says the 1Lord:2I will put My laws into their minds,And bupon their hearts I will write them.And I will be their God,And they shall be My people.11“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.12“aFor I will be merciful to their iniquities,bAnd I will remember their sins no more.”