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Now if he were on earth, he would not even be a priest, because other men offer the gifts prescribed by the Law. They serve in a sanctuary that is a copy, a shadow of the heavenly one. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tent: “See to it that you make everything according to the pattern that was shown you on the mountain.”[a] However, Jesus[b] has now obtained a more superior ministry, since the covenant he mediates is founded on better promises.

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 8:5 Cf. Exod 25:40
  2. Hebrews 8:6 Lit. he