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In essence, we have just such a high priest: authoritative right alongside God,

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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,

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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,

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Here is the main point: Our High Priest sat down in the place of highest honor in heaven, at God's right hand.

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conducting worship in the one true sanctuary built by God.

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

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a Minister of the sanctuary and of the true tabernacle which the Lord erected, and not man.

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There he ministers in the sacred tent, the true place of worship that was built by the Lord and not by human hands.

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The assigned task of a high priest is to offer both gifts and sacrifices, and it's no different with the priesthood of Jesus.

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Every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices, and so it was necessary for this one also to have something to offer.

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For every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices. Therefore it is necessary that this One also have something to offer.

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And since every high priest is required to offer gifts and sacrifices, our High Priest must make an offering, too.

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If he were limited to earth, he wouldn't even be a priest. We wouldn't need him since there are plenty of priests who offer the gifts designated in the law.

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If he were on earth, he would not be a priest, for there are already men who offer the gifts prescribed by the law.

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For if He were on earth, He would not be a priest, since there are priests who offer the gifts according to the law;

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If he were here on earth, he would not even be a priest, since there already are priests who offer the gifts required by the law of Moses.

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These priests provide only a hint of what goes on in the true sanctuary of heaven, which Moses caught a glimpse of as he was about to set up the tent-shrine. It was then that God said, "Be careful to do it exactly as you saw it on the Mountain."

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They serve at a sanctuary that is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: "See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain."

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who serve the copy and shadow of the heavenly things, as Moses was divinely instructed when he was about to make the tabernacle. For He said, "See that you make all things according to the pattern shown you on the mountain."

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They serve in a place of worship that is only a copy, a shadow of the real one in heaven. For when Moses was getting ready to build the Tabernacle, God gave him this warning: "Be sure that you make everything according to the design I have shown you here on the mountain."

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But Jesus' priestly work far surpasses what these other priests do, since he's working from a far better plan.

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But the ministry Jesus has received is as superior to theirs as the covenant of which he is mediator is superior to the old one, and it is founded on better promises.

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But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, inasmuch as He is also Mediator of a better covenant, which was established on better promises.

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But our High Priest has been given a ministry that is far superior to the ministry of those who serve under the old laws, for he is the one who guarantees for us a better covenant with God, based on better promises.

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If the first plan--the old covenant--had worked out, a second wouldn't have been needed.

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For if there had been nothing wrong with that first covenant, no place would have been sought for another.

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For if that first covenant had been faultless, then no place would have been sought for a second.

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If the first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no need for a second covenant to replace it.

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But we know the first was found wanting, because God said, Heads up! The days are coming when I'll set up a new plan for dealing with Israel and Judah.

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But God found fault with the people and said: "The time is coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah.

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Because finding fault with them, He says: "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--

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But God himself found fault with the old one when he said: "The day will come, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and Judah.

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I'll throw out the old plan I set up with their ancestors when I led them by the hand out of Egypt. They didn't keep their part of the bargain, so I looked away and let it go.

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It will not be like the covenant I made with their forefathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of Egypt, because they did not remain faithful to my covenant, and I turned away from them, declares the Lord.

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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.

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This covenant will not be like the one I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand and led them out of the land of Egypt. They did not remain faithful to my covenant, so I turned my back on them, says the Lord.

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This new plan I'm making with Israel isn't going to be written on paper, isn't going to be chiseled in stone; This time I'm writing out the plan in them, carving it on the lining of their hearts. I'll be their God, they'll be my people.

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This is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after that time, declares the Lord. I will put my laws in their minds and write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.

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For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the LORD: I will put My laws in their mind and write them on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.

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But this is the new covenant I will make with the people of Israel on that day, says the Lord: I will put my laws in their minds so they will understand them, and I will write them on their hearts so they will obey them. I will be their God, and they will be my people.

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They won't go to school to learn about me, or buy a book called God in Five Easy Lessons. They'll all get to know me firsthand, the little and the big, the small and the great.

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No longer will a man teach his neighbor, or a man his brother, saying, 'Know the Lord,' because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest.

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None of them shall teach his neighbor, and none his brother, saying, "Know the LORD,' for all shall know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them.

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And they will not need to teach their neighbors, nor will they need to teach their family, saying, 'You should know the Lord.' For everyone, from the least to the greatest, will already know me.

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They'll get to know me by being kindly forgiven, with the slate of their sins forever wiped clean.

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For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more."

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For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more."

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And I will forgive their wrongdoings, and I will never again remember their sins."

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By coming up with a new plan, a new covenant between God and his people, God put the old plan on the shelf. And there it stays, gathering dust.

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By calling this covenant "new," he has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and aging will soon disappear.

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In that He says, "A new covenant," He has made the first obsolete. Now what is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to vanish away.

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When God speaks of a new covenant, it means he has made the first one obsolete. It is now out of date and ready to be put aside.