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The New Priestly Service

1 Now this is the main point of the things we are saying: We have such a High Priest, awho is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens,  
2 a Minister of athe sanctuary and of bthe true tabernacle which the Lord erected, and not man.  
3 For aevery high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices. Therefore bit is necessary that this One also have something to offer.  
4 For if He were on earth, He would not be a priest, since there are priests who offer the gifts according to the law;
5 who serve athe copy and bshadow of the heavenly things, as Moses was divinely instructed when he was about to make the tabernacle. For He said, c“See that you make all things according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.”  
6 But now aHe has obtained a more excellent ministry, inasmuch as He is also Mediator of a bbetter covenant, which was established on better promises.  

A New Covenant

7 For if that afirst covenant had been faultless, then no place would have been sought for a second.  
8 Because finding fault with them, He says: a“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—  
Verse Comparison: Hebrews 8:1

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American Standard Version
Now in the things which we are saying the chief point `is this': We have such a high priest, who sat down on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens,

Amplified® Bible
NOW THE main point of what we have to say is this: We have such a High Priest, One Who is seated at the right hand of the majestic [God] in heaven,

Contemporary English Version
What I mean is that we have a high priest who sits at the right side of God's great throne in heaven.

Darby English Version
Now a summary of the things of which we are speaking [is], We have such a one high priest who has sat down on [the] right hand of the throne of the greatness in the heavens;

Good News Bible
The whole point of what we are saying is that we have such a High Priest, who sits at the right of the throne of the Divine Majesty in heaven.

International Standard Version
Now the main point in what we are saying is this: we do have this kind of high priest, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven

King James Version
Now of the things which we have spoken this is the sum: We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens;

New American Standard Bible
Now the main point in what has been said {is this:} we have such a high priest, who has taken His seat at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens,

New International Version
The point of what we are saying is this: We do have such a high priest, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven,

New King James Version
Now this is the main point of the things we are saying: We have such a High Priest, who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Now the main point in what we have said consists of this: we have such a high priest, who has taken His seat at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens,

Young's Literal Translation
And the sum concerning the things spoken of `is': we have such a chief priest, who did sit down at the right hand of the throne of the greatness in the heavens,


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