Hebrews 8 – New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

A Better Ministry

1 Now ^G1161 the main ^G2774 point ^G2774 in what has been said ^G3004 is this: we have ^G2192 such ^G5108 a ^G5108 high ^G749 priest ^G749, who ^G3739 has taken ^G2523 His seat ^G2523 at the right ^G1188 hand ^G1188 of the throne ^G2362 of the Majesty ^G3172 in the heavens ^G3772,

2 a minister ^G3011 [fn]in the sanctuary ^G40 and [fn]in the true ^G228 [fn]tabernacle ^G4633, which ^G3739 the Lord ^G2962 set ^G4078 up ^G4078, not man ^G444. 3 For every ^G3956 high ^G749 priest ^G749 is appointed ^G2525 to offer ^G4374 both ^G5037 gifts ^G1435 and sacrifices ^G2378; so ^G3606 it is necessary ^G316 that this ^G3778 high priest also ^G2532 have ^G2192 something ^G5100 to offer ^G4374. 4 Now ^G3767 if ^G1487 He were on earth ^G1093, He would not be a priest ^G2409 at ^G3761 all ^G3761, since there are [fn]those ^G3588 who offer ^G4374 the gifts ^G1435 according ^G2596 to the Law ^G3551; 5 who ^G3748 serve ^G3000 a copy ^G5262 and shadow ^G4639 of the heavenly ^G2032 things ^G2032, just ^G2531 as ^G2531 Moses ^G3475 [fn]was warned ^G5537 by God when he was ^G3195 about ^G3195 to ^G3195 erect ^G2005 the [fn]tabernacle ^G4633; for, “SEE ^G3708,” He says ^G5346, “THAT YOU MAKE ^G4160 all ^G3956 things ^G3956 BY THE PATTERN ^G5179 WHICH WAS SHOWN ^G1166 TO YOU ON THE MOUNTAIN ^G3735.” 6 But now ^G3568 He has obtained ^G5177 a more ^G1313 excellent ^G1313 ministry ^G3009, to the extent ^G3745 that He is also ^G2532 the mediator ^G3316 of a better ^G2909 covenant ^G1242, which ^G3748 has been enacted ^G3549 on better ^G2909 promises ^G1860.

A New Covenant

7 For if ^G1487 that first ^G4413 covenant had been ^G1510 free ^G273 of ^G273 fault ^G273, no ^G3756 [fn]circumstances ^G5117 would have been sought ^G2212 for ^G2212 a second ^G1208. 8 For in finding ^G3201 fault ^G3201 with [fn]the people, He says ^G3004,

“BEHOLD ^G2400, DAYS ^G2250 ARE COMING ^G2064, SAYS ^G3004 THE LORD ^G2962,

[fn]WHEN ^G2532 I WILL BRING ^G4931 ABOUT ^G4931 A NEW ^G2537 COVENANT ^G1242

WITH THE HOUSE ^G3624 OF ISRAEL ^G2474 AND THE HOUSE ^G3624 OF JUDAH ^G2455,

9 NOT LIKE ^G2596 THE COVENANT ^G1242 WHICH ^G3739 I MADE ^G4160 WITH THEIR FATHERS ^G3962

ON THE DAY ^G2250 I TOOK ^G1949 THEM BY THE HAND ^G5495

TO BRING ^G1806 THEM OUT OF THE LAND ^G1093 OF EGYPT ^G125;

FOR THEY DID NOT CONTINUE ^G1696 IN MY COVENANT ^G1242,

AND I DID NOT CARE ^G272 ABOUT THEM, SAYS ^G3004 THE LORD ^G2962.

10 “FOR THIS ^G3778 IS THE COVENANT ^G1242 WHICH ^G3739 I WILL MAKE ^G1303 WITH THE HOUSE ^G3624 OF ISRAEL ^G2474

AFTER ^G3326 THOSE ^G1565 DAYS ^G2250, DECLARES ^G3004 THE LORD ^G2962:

[fn]I WILL PUT ^G1325 MY LAWS ^G3551 INTO THEIR MINDS ^G1271,

AND WRITE ^G1924 THEM ON THEIR HEARTS ^G2588.

AND I WILL BE THEIR GOD ^G2316,

AND THEY SHALL BE MY PEOPLE ^G2992.

11 “AND THEY WILL NOT TEACH ^G1321, EACH ^G1538 ONE ^G1538 HIS FELLOW ^G4177 CITIZEN ^G4177,

AND EACH ^G1538 ONE ^G1538 HIS BROTHER ^G80, SAYING ^G3004, ‘KNOW ^G1097 THE LORD ^G2962,’

FOR THEY WILL ALL ^G3956 KNOW ^G6063 ME,

FROM [fn]THE LEAST ^G3398 TO THE GREATEST ^G3173 OF THEM.

12 “FOR I WILL BE MERCIFUL ^G2436 TOWARD THEIR WRONGDOINGS ^G93,

AND THEIR SINS ^G266 I WILL NO ^G3756 G3361 LONGER ^G2089 REMEMBER ^G3403.”

13 [fn]When ^G1722 He said ^G3004, “A new ^G2537 covenant,” He has made ^G3822 the first ^G4413 obsolete ^G3822. But whatever is becoming ^G3822 obsolete ^G3822 and growing ^G1095 old ^G1095 is [fn]about ^G1451 to disappear ^G854.