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Nowof the things which we have spoken this is the sum: We havesuch an high priest,who is seton the right hand of the throne of the Majestyin the heavens;
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A minister of the sanctuary,[a]and of the truetabernacle,which the Lordpitched, andnotman.
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Forevery high priest is ordainedtooffergiftsand*sacrifices:wherefore it is of necessity that this manhavesomewhatalsotooffer.
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Forifhewereonearth, he shouldnotbe a priest, seeing that there arepriests that offergiftsaccording to the law:
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Whoserve unto the exampleandshadow of heavenly things,asMoses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle:for,See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the patternshewed to theein the mount.
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Butnow hath he obtained a more excellentministry, by how muchalso he is the mediator of a bettercovenant,[b]which was establisheduponbetterpromises.
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Forifthatfirst covenant had beenfaultless, then shouldnoplace have been sought for the second.
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For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the dayscome, saith the Lord,when I will make a newcovenantwith the house of Israelandwith the house of Judah:
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Not according to the covenantthat I made withtheirfathersin the day when I tookthem by the handtoleadthem out of the land of Egypt;becausetheycontinuednotinmycovenant, and Iregardedthemnot, saith the Lord.
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Forthis is the covenantthat I will make with the house of Israelafterthosedays,saith the Lord; I will put[c]mylawsintotheirmind,andwritethemintheirhearts:and I will betothem a God,andthey shall betome a people:
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And they shallnotteach every manhisneighbour,and every manhisbrother,saying, Know the Lord:forall shall knowme,from the least*to the greatest*.