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Hebrews 8:6

Covenant and promisesJesus Christ

4 Now if He were on earth, He would not be a priest, since there are already priests who offer gifts according to the law.

5 The place where they serve is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: “See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.”

Now, however, Jesus has received a much more excellent ministry, just as the covenant He mediates is better and is founded on better promises.

7 For if that first covenant had been without fault, no place would have been sought for a second.

8 But God found fault with the people and said: “Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah.

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BSB
Now, however, Jesus has received a much more excellent ministry, just as the covenant He mediates is better and is founded on better promises.
KJV
But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises.
WEB
But now he has obtained a more excellent ministry, by as much as he is also the mediator of a better covenant, which on better promises has been given as law.
ASV
But now hath he obtained a ministry the more excellent, by so much as he is also the mediator of a better covenant, which hath been enacted upon better promises.
DARBY
But now he has got a more excellent ministry, by so much as he is mediator of a better covenant, which is established on the footing of better promises.
BLB
But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, as much as He is also the mediator of a better covenant, which has been enacted upon better promises.
ÅB
Men nå har han fått en så meget bedre prestetjeneste som det og er en bedre pakt han er mellommann for, da den er grunnlagt på bedre løfter.
OTB
Men nå har han fått en så mye bedre tjeneste, i den grad han også er mellommann for en bedre pakt, som er grunnlagt på bedre løfter.
B1930
Men nu har han fått en så meget bedre prestetjeneste som det og er en bedre pakt han er mellemmann for, da den er grunnlagt på bedre løfter.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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  • Hebrews 7:22

    Because of this oath, Jesus has become the guarantee of a better covenant.

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  • Galatians 3:16–21

    The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but “and to your seed,” meaning One, who is Christ.

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  • Hebrews 12:24

    to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.

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  • Luke 22:20

    In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is poured out for you.

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  • 2 Peter 1:4

    Through these He has given us His precious and magnificent promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, now that you have escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.

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  • 2 Corinthians 3:6–11

    And He has qualified us as ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

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  • Romans 9:4

    the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption as sons; theirs the divine glory and the covenants; theirs the giving of the law, the temple worship, and the promises.

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  • Titus 1:2

    in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.

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