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Hebrews 8:6

King James Version (KJV)

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.

Translations

Hebrews 8:6 - Amplified Bible

But as it now is, He [Christ] has acquired a [priestly] ministry which is as much superior {and} more excellent [than the old] as the covenant (the agreement) of which He is the Mediator (the Arbiter, Agent) is superior {and} more excellent, [because] it is enacted {and} rests upon more important (sublimer, higher, and nobler) promises.

Hebrews 8:6 - American Standard Version

But now hath he obtained a ministry the more excellent, by so much as he is also the mediator of a better covenant, which hath been enacted upon better promises.

Hebrews 8:6 - Bible in Basic English

But now his position as priest is higher. because through him God has made a better agreement with man, based on the giving of better things.

Hebrews 8:6 - Darby Bible

But now he has got a more excellent ministry, by so much as he is mediator of a better covenant, which is established on the footing of better promises.

Hebrews 8:6 - English Standard Version

But as it is, Christ has obtained a ministry that is as much more excellent than the old as the covenant he mediates is better, since it is enacted on better promises.

Hebrews 8:6 - King James Version

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.

Hebrews 8:6 - La Biblia de las Americas

Pero ahora El ha obtenido un ministerio tanto mejor, por cuanto es también el mediador de un mejor pacto, establecido sobre mejores promesas.

Hebrews 8:6 - The Message

But Jesus’ priestly work far surpasses what these other priests do, since he’s working from a far better plan. If the first plan—the old covenant—had worked out, a second wouldn’t have been needed. 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.
   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.
   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.
   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.
   They’ll get to know me by being kindly forgiven,
      with the slate of their sins forever wiped clean.
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.

Hebrews 8:6 - New American Standard Bible

But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, by as much as He is also the mediator of a better covenant, which has been enacted on better promises.

Hebrews 8:6 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Pero ahora Jesùs ha obtenido un ministerio tanto mejor, por cuanto El es también el mediador de un mejor pacto, establecido sobre mejores promesas.

Hebrews 8:6 - World English Bible

But now he has obtained a more excellent ministry, by so much as he is also the mediator of a better covenant, which has been enacted on better promises.

Hebrews 8:6 - Young's Living Translation

and now he hath obtained a more excellent service, how much also of a better covenant is he mediator, which on better promises hath been sanctioned,

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