1 A Better Ministry Now the main point of what we have to sayis this:we have such a High Priest, [the Christ] who is seated [in the place of honor] at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty (God) in heaven,
2 a Minister (Officiating Priest) in the holy places and in the true tabernacle, which is erected not by man, but by the Lord.
3 For every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices; so it is essential for this One also to have something to offer.
4 Now if He were [still living] on earth, He would not be a priest at all, for there are priests who offer the gifts [to God] in accordance with the Law.
5 They serve as a pattern and foreshadowing of [what has its true existence and reality in] the heavenly things (sanctuary). For when Moses was about to erect the tabernacle, he was warnedby God,saying, “Sit all [exactly].”
6 But as it is, Christ has acquired a [priestly] ministry which is more excellent [than the old Levitical priestly ministry], for He is the Mediator (Arbiter) of a better covenant [uniting God and man], which has been enactedandrests on better promises.
7 A New Covenant For if that firstcovenanthad been faultless, there would have been no occasion for a second oneoran attempt to institute another one [the new covenant].
8 However, God finds fault with them [showing its inadequacy] when He says,“B,,L,WIandWIJ;
9 NIOITE;FM,AIMand,L.
10 FIIA,L:IM[even upon their innermost thoughts and understanding],A[effecting their regeneration].AIG,AM.
11 A[necessary],O,, ‘K[by experience, have knowledge of]L,’F[Me by experience and have knowledge of] M,F.
12 FIand,AI.”
13 When God speaks of “A newcovenant,” He makes the first one obsolete. And whatever is becoming obsolete (out of use, annulled) and growing old is ready to disappear.