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Jesus, High Priest of a New Covenant

Now the main point in what is being said is this: we have such a (A)high priest, who sat down at (B)the right hand of the throne of the (C)Majesty in the heavens, a (D)minister [a]in the [b]holy places and [c]in the (E)true [d]tabernacle, which the Lord (F)pitched, not man. For every (G)high priest is appointed (H)to offer both gifts and sacrifices; so it is necessary that this high priest also have something to offer. Now if He were on earth, He would not be a priest at all, since there are those who (I)offer the gifts according to the Law; who serve (J)a copy and (K)shadow of the heavenly things, just as Moses [e]was (L)warned by God when he was about to erect the tabernacle; for, “(M)See,” He says, “that you make all things according to the pattern which was shown you on the mountain.” But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, by as much as He is also the (N)mediator of (O)a better covenant, which has been enacted on better promises. For (P)if that first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no occasion sought for a second. For finding fault with them, He says,

(Q)Behold, days are coming, says the [f]Lord,
[g]When I will complete (R)a new covenant
With the house of Israel and with the house of Judah;
(S)Not like the covenant which I made with their fathers
In the day when I took them by the hand
To 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 [h]Lord.
10 (T)For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel
After those days, says the [i]Lord:
[j]I will put My laws into their minds,
And (U)upon their hearts I will write them.
And I will be their God,
And they shall be My people.
11 (V)And they shall not teach everyone his fellow citizen,
And everyone his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’
For (W)all will know Me,
From [k]the least to the greatest of them.
12 (X)For I will be merciful to their iniquities,
(Y)And I will remember their sins no more.”

13 [l]When He said, “(Z)A new covenant,” He has made the first obsolete. (AA)But whatever is becoming obsolete and growing old is [m]ready to disappear.

Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 8:2 Or of
  2. Hebrews 8:2 The holy places within the sanctuary, cf. 9:2-3
  3. Hebrews 8:2 Or of
  4. Hebrews 8:2 Or sacred tent
  5. Hebrews 8:5 Lit has been
  6. Hebrews 8:8 In OT, Yahweh, cf. Jer 31:31
  7. Hebrews 8:8 Lit And
  8. Hebrews 8:9 In OT, Yahweh, cf. Jer 31:32
  9. Hebrews 8:10 In OT, Yahweh, cf. Jer 31:31
  10. Hebrews 8:10 Lit Putting my laws into
  11. Hebrews 8:11 Lit small to great of them
  12. Hebrews 8:13 Or In His saying
  13. Hebrews 8:13 Or near

The New Priestly Service

Now this is the main point of the things we are saying: We have such a High Priest, (A)who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens, a Minister of (B)the [a]sanctuary and of (C)the true tabernacle which the Lord erected, and not man.

For (D)every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices. Therefore (E)it is necessary that this One also have something to offer. For if He were on earth, He would not be a priest, since there are priests who offer the gifts according to the law; who serve (F)the copy and (G)shadow of the heavenly things, as Moses was divinely instructed when he was about to make the tabernacle. For He said, (H)“See that you make all things according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.” But now (I)He has obtained a more excellent ministry, inasmuch as He is also Mediator of a (J)better covenant, which was established on better promises.

A New Covenant(K)

For if that (L)first covenant had been faultless, then no place would have been sought for a second. Because finding fault with them, He says: (M)“Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they did not continue in My covenant, and I disregarded them, says the Lord. 10 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the (N)Lord: I will put My laws in their mind and write them on their hearts; and (O)I will be their God, and they shall be My people. 11 (P)None of them shall teach his neighbor, and none his brother, saying, ‘Know the (Q)Lord,’ for all shall know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them. 12 For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, (R)and their sins [b]and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.”

13 (S)In that He says, “A new covenant,” He has made the first obsolete. Now what is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to vanish away.

Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 8:2 Lit. holies
  2. Hebrews 8:12 NU omits and their lawless deeds

Jesus Christus als Hohepriester des wahrhaftigen, himmlischen Heiligtums

Die Hauptsache aber bei dem, was wir sagen, ist: Wir haben einen solchen Hohenpriester, der sich gesetzt hat zur Rechten des Thrones der Majestät im Himmel,

einen Diener des Heiligtums und der wahrhaftigen Stiftshütte[a], die der Herr errichtet hat und nicht ein Mensch.

Denn jeder Hohepriester wird eingesetzt, um Gaben und Opfer darzubringen; daher muss auch dieser etwas haben, was er darbringen kann.

Wenn er sich nämlich auf Erden befände, so wäre er nicht einmal Priester, weil hier die Priester sind, die nach dem Gesetz die Gaben opfern.

Diese dienen einem Abbild und Schatten des Himmlischen, gemäß der göttlichen Weisung, die Mose erhielt, als er die Stiftshütte anfertigen sollte: »Achte darauf«, heißt es nämlich, »dass du alles nach dem Vorbild machst, das dir auf dem Berg gezeigt worden ist!«[b]

Jesus Christus — der Mittler eines neuen, besseren Bundes

Nun aber hat er einen umso erhabeneren Dienst erlangt, als er auch der Mittler eines besseren Bundes ist, der aufgrund von besseren Verheißungen festgesetzt wurde.

Denn wenn jener erste [Bund] tadellos gewesen wäre, so wäre nicht Raum für einen zweiten gesucht worden.

Denn er tadelt doch, indem er zu ihnen spricht: »Siehe, es kommen Tage, spricht der Herr, da ich mit dem Haus Israel und mit dem Haus Juda einen neuen Bund schließen werde;

nicht wie der Bund, den ich mit ihren Vätern gemacht habe an dem Tag, als ich sie bei der Hand nahm, um sie aus dem Land Ägypten zu führen — denn sie sind nicht in meinem Bund geblieben, und ich ließ sie gehen, spricht der Herr —,

10 sondern das ist der Bund, den ich mit dem Haus Israel schließen werde nach jenen Tagen, spricht der Herr: Ich will ihnen meine Gesetze in den Sinn geben und sie in ihre Herzen schreiben; und ich will ihr Gott sein, und sie sollen mein Volk sein.

11 Und es wird keiner mehr seinen Nächsten und keiner mehr seinen Bruder lehren und sagen: Erkenne den Herrn! Denn es werden mich alle kennen, vom Kleinsten bis zum Größten unter ihnen;

12 denn ich werde gnädig sein gegen ihre Ungerechtigkeiten, und an ihre Sünden und ihre Gesetzlosigkeiten werde ich nicht mehr gedenken.«[c]

13 Indem er sagt: »Einen neuen«, hat er den ersten [Bund] für veraltet erklärt; was aber veraltet ist und sich überlebt hat, das wird bald verschwinden.

Footnotes

  1. (8,2) w. des wahrhaftigen Zeltes (im AT bedeutet »Stiftshütte« wörtlich »Zelt der Zusammenkunft«). Ebenso V. 5.
  2. (8,5) 2Mo 25,40.
  3. (8,12) Jer 31,31-34.