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| [1]Now of the things which we have spoken, this is the sum, that we have such an high Priest, that sitteth at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heavens, |
[1]NOW above all we have a high priest, who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven; |
| [2]And is a minister of the Sanctuary, and of that true Tabernacle which the Lord pight, and not man. |
[2]And he has become the minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which God pitched and not man. |
| [3]For every high Priest is ordained to offer both gifts and sacrifices: wherefore it was of necessity, that this man should have somewhat also to offer. |
[3]For every high priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices, therefore it is necessary that this man have something to offer also. |
| [4]For he were not a Priest, if he were on the earth, seeing there are Priests that according to the Law offer gifts, |
[4]For if he were on earth, he would not be a priest, because there are priests who offer gifts according to the law: |
| [5]Who serve unto the pattern and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was warned by God, when he was about to finish the Tabernacle. See, said he, that thou make all things according to the pattern, showed to thee in the mount. |
[5]Who serve the semblance and shadow of heavenly things, just as it was commanded to Moses when he was about to make the tabernacle: See that you make all things according to the pattern showed to thee in the mount. |
| [6]But now our high Priest hath obtained a more excellent office, in as much as he is the Mediator of a better Testament, which is established upon better promises. |
[6]But now Jesus Christ has received a ministry which is greater than that; just as the covenant in which he was made a mediator, is greater, so are the promises greater than those given in the old covenant. |
| [7]For if that first Testament had been faultless, no place should have been sought for the second. |
[7]For if the first covenant had been faultless, then there would have been no need for the second. |
| [8]For in rebuking them he saith, Behold, the days will come, saith the Lord, when I shall make with the house of Israel, and with the house of Juda a new Testament: |
[8]For he found fault with them, and said, Behold, the day is coming, saith the LORD, when I will perfect a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah: |
| [9]Not like the Testament that I made with their fathers, in the day that I took them by the hand, to lead them out of the land of Egypt: for they continued not in my Testament, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord. |
[9]Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand and led them out of the land of Egypt; and because they abode not in my covenant, I rejected them, saith the LORD. |
| [10]For this is the Testament that I will make with the house of Israel, After those days, saith the Lord, I will put my Laws in their mind, and in their heart I will write them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people, |
[10]For this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law into their minds, and I will write it on their hearts: and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. |
| [11]And they shall not teach every man his neighbor and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least of them to the greatest of them. |
[11]And no man shall teach his neighbor, neither his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for all shall know me, from the youngest to the oldest. |
| [12]For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and I will remember their sins and their iniquities no more. |
[12]And I will forgive their wickedness, and I will no longer remember their sins. |
| [13]In that he saith a new Testament, he hath abrogate the old: now that which is disannuled and waxed old, is ready to vanish away. |
[13]By that which he has said, With a new covenant, the first one has become old, and that which is old and obsolete is near destruction. |