But Jesus has now obtained a superior ministry, and to that degree he is the mediator(A) of a better covenant,(B) which has been established on better promises.(C)

A Superior Covenant

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

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But now Jesus, our High Priest, has been given a ministry that is far superior to the old priesthood, for he is the one who mediates for us a far better covenant with God, based on better promises.

If the first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no need for a second covenant to replace it.

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