8:1 Here is the main point: Our High Priest sat down in the place of highest honor in heaven, at God's right hand.
The NLT Book of Hebrews , Chapter 8 , Verse 1 , Here is the main point: Our High Priest sat down in the place of highest honor in heaven, at God's right hand.
8:2 There he ministers in the sacred tent, the true place of worship that was built by the Lord and not by human hands.
The NLT Book of Hebrews , Chapter 8 , Verse 2 , There he ministers in the sacred tent, the true place of worship that was built by the Lord and not by human hands.
8:3 And since every high priest is required to offer gifts and sacrifices, our High Priest must make an offering, too.
The NLT Book of Hebrews , Chapter 8 , Verse 3 , And since every high priest is required to offer gifts and sacrifices, our High Priest must make an offering, too.
8:4 If he were here on earth, he would not even be a priest, since there already are priests who offer the gifts required by the law of Moses.
The NLT Book of Hebrews , Chapter 8 , Verse 4 , If he were here on earth, he would not even be a priest, since there already are priests who offer the gifts required by the law of Moses.
8:5 They serve in a place of worship that is only a copy, a shadow of the real one in heaven. For when Moses was getting ready to build the Tabernacle, God gave him this warning: 'Be sure that you make everything according to the design I have shown you here on the mountain.'
The NLT Book of Hebrews , Chapter 8 , Verse 5 , They serve in a place of worship that is only a copy, a shadow of the real one in heaven. For when Moses was getting ready to build the Tabernacle, God gave him this warning: 'Be sure that you make everything according to the design I have shown you here on the mountain.'
8:6 But our High Priest has been given a ministry that is far superior to the ministry of those who serve under the old laws, for he is the one who guarantees for us a better covenant with God, based on better promises.
The NLT Book of Hebrews , Chapter 8 , Verse 6 , But our High Priest has been given a ministry that is far superior to the ministry of those who serve under the old laws, for he is the one who guarantees for us a better covenant with God, based on better promises.
8:7 If the first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no need for a second covenant to replace it.
The NLT Book of Hebrews , Chapter 8 , Verse 7 , If the first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no need for a second covenant to replace it.
8:8 But God himself found fault with the old one when he said: 'The day will come, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and Judah.
The NLT Book of Hebrews , Chapter 8 , Verse 8 , But God himself found fault with the old one when he said: 'The day will come, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and Judah.
8:9 This covenant will not be like the one I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand and led them out of the land of Egypt. They did not remain faithful to my covenant, so I turned my back on them, says the Lord.
The NLT Book of Hebrews , Chapter 8 , Verse 9 , This covenant will not be like the one I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand and led them out of the land of Egypt. They did not remain faithful to my covenant, so I turned my back on them, says the Lord.
8:10 But this is the new covenant I will make with the people of Israel on that day, says the Lord: I will put my laws in their minds so they will understand them, and I will write them on their hearts so they will obey them. I will be their God, and they will be my people.
The NLT Book of Hebrews , Chapter 8 , Verse 10 , But this is the new covenant I will make with the people of Israel on that day, says the Lord: I will put my laws in their minds so they will understand them, and I will write them on their hearts so they will obey them. I will be their God, and they will be my people.
8:11 And they will not need to teach their neighbors, nor will they need to teach their family, saying, `You should know the Lord.' For everyone, from the least to the greatest, will already know me.
The NLT Book of Hebrews , Chapter 8 , Verse 11 , And they will not need to teach their neighbors, nor will they need to teach their family, saying, `You should know the Lord.' For everyone, from the least to the greatest, will already know me.
8:12 And I will forgive their wrongdoings, and I will never again remember their sins.'
The NLT Book of Hebrews , Chapter 8 , Verse 12 , And I will forgive their wrongdoings, and I will never again remember their sins.'
8:13 When God speaks of a new covenant, it means he has made the first one obsolete. It is now out of date and ready to be put aside.
The NLT Book of Hebrews , Chapter 8 , Verse 13 , When God speaks of a new covenant, it means he has made the first one obsolete. It is now out of date and ready to be put aside.
