But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, to the extent that He is also the (A)mediator of (B)a better covenant, which has been enacted on better promises.

A New Covenant

For (C)if that first covenant had been free of fault, no [a]circumstances would have been sought for a second. For in finding fault with [b]the people, He says,

(D)Behold, days are coming, says the Lord,
[c]When I will bring about (E)a new covenant
With the house of Israel and the house of Judah,

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 8:7 Lit place
  2. Hebrews 8:8 Lit them
  3. Hebrews 8:8 Lit And

10 (A)For this is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel
After those days, declares the Lord:
[a]I will put My laws into their minds,
And write them (B)on their hearts.
And I will be their God,
And they shall be My people.
11 (C)And they will not teach, each one his fellow citizen,
And each one his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’
For (D)they will all know Me,
From [b]the least to the greatest of them.
12 (E)For I will be merciful toward their wrongdoings,
(F)And their sins I will no longer remember.”

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 8:10 Lit Putting my laws into...
  2. Hebrews 8:11 Lit small to great of them

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