'Now2the point1in3what we are saying45is this:we have7such6a high priest,8one who9is seated10at11the right hand of12the13throne14of the15Majesty16in17heaven,19 a minister3[in] the1holy places,2[in] the5true8tent6that9the11Lord12set up,10not13man.14 For2every1high priest3is appointed11to offer6gifts7and9sacrifices;10thus12it isnecessary13for this [priest]17also16to have14something15tooffer19 Now2if1he were4on5earth,6he9[would]8not7be9a priest10at all, sincethere are11[priests]12who offer13gifts17according to14the law.15 They1serve5a copy2and3shadow4of the heavenly things.67For16when11Moses10was about11to erect12the13tent,14he was instructed [by God],9saying,17See15thatyou make18everything19according to20the21pattern22that was shown24you25on26the27mountain.28 But2as it is,1[Christ] has obtained4a ministry5that isas much6more excellent3than the old asthe covenant10he9mediates11is9better,8sinceit12is enacted16on13better14promises.15 For2if1that5first [covenant]4had been6faultless,7therewould9have beenno8occasion12tolook for11a second.10 For2he finds fault with1them3whenhe says:4Behold,5the days6are coming,7declares8the Lord,9when I will establish11a new22covenant21with12the18house14of Israel15and16with17the18house19of Judah,20 not1like2the3covenant4that5I made6with8their9fathers8on10the day11when12I13took [them] by12the14hand15to bring17them18out of19the land20of Egypt.21For22they23did25not24continue25in26my29covenant,28and [so] I30showed no concern31for them,32declares33the Lord.34 For1this2isthe3covenant4that5I will make6with the7house8of Israel9after10those13days,12declares14the Lord:15I will put16my18laws17into19their22minds,21and23write27them26on24their28hearts,25and29I will be30their31God,33and34they35shall be36my37people.39 And1they shall4not23teach,4each one5his8neighbor7and9each one10his13brother,12saying,14Know15the16Lord,17for18they shall20all19know20me,21from22the least23of them26to24the greatest.25 For1I will be3merciful2toward5their6iniquities,5and7I will remember13their10sins9no1112more.14 In1speaking of3a new [covenant],4he makes5the6first [one]7obsolete.10And9what is becoming obsolete810and11growing old12isready to13vanish away.14