Hebrews 8:2 - Forerunner Commentary

Hebrews 8:2

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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.

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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—

9 not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they did not continue in My covenant, and I disregarded them, says the Lord.

Verse Comparison: Hebrews 8:2

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American Standard Version
a minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, not man.

Amplified® Bible
As officiating Priest, a Minister in the holy places {and} in the true tabernacle which is erected not by man but by the Lord.

Contemporary English Version
He also serves as the priest in the most holy place inside the real tent there in heaven. This tent of worship was set up by the Lord, not by humans.

Darby English Version
minister of the holy places and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord has pitched, [and] not man.

Good News Bible
He serves as high priest in the Most Holy Place, that is, in the real tent which was put up by the Lord, not by human hands.

International Standard Version
and who serves in the sanctuary, the true tabernacle set up by the Lord and not by any human.

King James Version
A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man.

New American Standard Bible
a minister in the sanctuary and in the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, not man.

New International Version
and who serves in the sanctuary, the true tabernacle set up by the Lord, not by man.

New King James Version
a Minister of the sanctuary and of the true tabernacle which the Lord erected, and not man.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
a minister in the sanctuary and in the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, not man.

Young's Literal Translation
of the holy places a servant, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord did set up, and not man,

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