²¹ I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness comes through the law,^(A) then Christ died^(B) for nothing.

¹⁸ So the previous command is annulled because it was weak and unprofitable^{(A) 19} (for the law perfected^(B) nothing), but a better hope is introduced, through which we draw near to God.^(C)

A Superior Covenant

⁷ For if that first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no occasion for a second one.