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Hebrews 8:13 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: King James Version
" In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away. "
Hebrews 8:13
Verse in Context
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11 And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest.
12 For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.
13 In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away.
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Hebrews 8:1
"Now of the things which we have spoken this is the sum: We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens;"
Hebrews 8:2
"A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man."
Hebrews 8:3
"For every high priest is ordained to offer gifts and sacrifices: wherefore it is of necessity that this man have somewhat also to offer."
Hebrews 8:4
"For if he were on earth, he should not be a priest, seeing that there are priests that offer gifts according to the law:"
Hebrews 8:5
"Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount."
Hebrews 8:6
"But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises."
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