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Hebrews 8
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Hebrews 8
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The High Priest of a New Covenant
8 Now the main point of what we are saying is this: We do have such a high priest,(A) who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven,(B) 2 and who serves in the sanctuary, the true tabernacle(C) set up by the Lord, not by a mere human being.
3 Every high priest(D) is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices,(E) and so it was necessary for this one also to have something to offer.(F) 4 If he were on earth, he would not be a priest, for there are already priests who offer the gifts prescribed by the law.(G) 5 They serve at a sanctuary that is a copy(H) and shadow(I) of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned(J) when he was about to build the tabernacle: “See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.”[a](K) 6 But in fact the ministry Jesus has received is as superior to theirs as the covenant(L) of which he is mediator(M) is superior to the old one, since the new covenant is established on better promises.
7 For if there had been nothing wrong with that first covenant, no place would have been sought for another.(N) 8 But God found fault with the people and said[b]:
“The days are coming, declares the Lord,
when I will make a new covenant(O)
with the people of Israel
and with the people of Judah.
9 It will not be like the covenant
I made with their ancestors(P)
when I took them by the hand
to lead them out of Egypt,
because they did not remain faithful to my covenant,
and I turned away from them,
declares the Lord.
10 This is the covenant(Q) I will establish with the people of Israel
after that time, declares the Lord.
I will put my laws in their minds
and write them on their hearts.(R)
I will be their God,
and they will be my people.(S)
11 No longer will they teach their neighbor,
or say to one another, ‘Know the Lord,’
because they will all know me,(T)
from the least of them to the greatest.
12 For I will forgive their wickedness
and will remember their sins no more.(U)”[c](V)
13 By calling this covenant “new,”(W) he has made the first one obsolete;(X) and what is obsolete and outdated will soon disappear.
Footnotes
- Hebrews 8:5 Exodus 25:40
- Hebrews 8:8 Some manuscripts may be translated fault and said to the people.
- Hebrews 8:12 Jer. 31:31-34
Hebrews 8
English Standard Version
Hebrews 8
English Standard Version
Jesus, High Priest of a Better Covenant
8 Now the point in what we are saying is this: we have such a high priest, (A)one who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven, 2 a minister in the holy places, in (B)the true tent[a] that the Lord (C)set up, not man. 3 For (D)every high priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices; thus (E)it is necessary for this priest also to have something to offer. 4 Now if he were on earth, he would not be a priest at all, since there are priests who offer gifts according to the law. 5 They serve (F)a copy and (G)shadow of the heavenly things. For when Moses was about to erect the tent, he was instructed by God, saying, (H)“See that you make everything according to the pattern that was shown you on the mountain.” 6 But as it is, Christ[b] has obtained a ministry that is (I)as much more excellent than the old as (J)the covenant (K)he mediates is better, since it is enacted on better promises. 7 (L)For if that first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no occasion to look for a second.
8 For he finds fault with them when he says:[c]
(M)“Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord,
when I will establish a new covenant with the house of Israel
and with the house of Judah,
9 not like the covenant that I made with their fathers
on the day when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt.
For they did not continue in my covenant,
and so I showed no concern for them, declares the Lord.
10 (N)For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel
after those days, declares the Lord:
I will put my laws into their minds,
and (O)write them on their hearts,
and I will be their God,
and they shall be my people.
11 And they shall not teach, each one his neighbor
and each one his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’
for they shall (P)all know me,
from the least of them to the greatest.
12 For I will be merciful toward their iniquities,
(Q)and I will remember their sins no more.”
13 In speaking of a new covenant, he makes the first one obsolete. And (R)what is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to vanish away.
Footnotes
- Hebrews 8:2 Or tabernacle; also verse 5
- Hebrews 8:6 Greek he
- Hebrews 8:8 Some manuscripts For finding fault with it he says to them
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Jezus' offer is beter dan de offers van het oude verbond
8 Waar het om gaat is dit: wij hebben een Hogepriester die in de hemel naast God op de troon zit. 2 Daar dient Hij God in het heiligdom, in de echte hemelse tent van het verbond. Die tent is door de Heer gebouwd en niet door mensen.
3 De taak van elke hogepriester is om offers te brengen. Daarom moest ook deze Hogepriester een offer brengen. 4 Op aarde zou Hij trouwens niet eens priester zijn. Want er zijn hier al priesters om volgens de regels van de wet van Mozes offers te brengen. 5 Deze priesters doen dat in een heiligdom dat een afbeelding en een schaduw is van het echte hemelse heiligdom. Dat weten we doordat God tegen Mozes heeft gezegd: "Let op, Mozes, dat je de hele tent van ontmoeting precies maakt zoals Ik je op de berg heb laten zien." 6 Maar Jezus kreeg een veel belangrijker taak dan de priesters, omdat het verbond dat Hij ging sluiten een veel beter verbond is. Dat verbond is beter, omdat er betere beloften bij horen.
7 Als het eerste verbond volmaakt was geweest, had er geen tweede verbond gesloten hoeven worden. 8 Maar Hij heeft tegen de Israëlieten gezegd: "Op een dag, zegt de Heer, zal Ik met het koninkrijk Israël en met het koninkrijk Juda een nieuw verbond sluiten. 9 Het zal een ander verbond zijn dan het verbond dat Ik met hun voorouders heb gesloten. Dat was toen Ik hen bij de hand nam en uit Egypte bevrijdde. Maar zij hebben zich niet aan dat verbond gehouden. Daarom wilde Ik niet meer voor hen zorgen. 10 Maar het nieuwe verbond dat Ik later zal sluiten, zal anders zijn: Ik zal mijn wet niet meer in steen, maar in hun binnenste schrijven, in hun hart en in hun verstand. Ik zal hun God zijn en zij zullen mijn volk zijn. 11 Dan zullen ze elkaar niet meer hoeven te leren wie Ik ben. Want iedereen, van hoog tot laag, zal Mij kennen. 12 Ik zal al hun ongehoorzaamheid vergeven. Ik zal er zelfs niet meer aan denken."[a] 13 Als God spreekt over een nieuw verbond, houdt dat in dat het oude verbond verouderd is. En iets wat verouderd is en niet meer geldig is, wordt afgedankt.
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