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Hebrews 8:13 KJV
Hebrews · chapter 8 · verse 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.Hebrews 8:13 · King James Version
Hebrews 8:13 in context
11And 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.
12For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.
13In 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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Key words (Strong's)
- saithlegōto say, to speak, affirm over, maintain, to teach, to exhort, advise, to command, direct…G3004 →
- firstprōtosfirst in time or place, in any succession of things or persons, first in rank, influence…G4413 →
- readyengysnear, of place and position, near, those who are near access to God, Jews, as opposed to…G1451 →
- madepalaioōto make ancient or old, to become old, to be worn out, of things worn out by time and…G3822 →
- newkainosnew, as respects form, recently made, fresh, recent, unused, unworn, as respects…G2537 →
- oldgēraskōto grow old, of things and institutions to fail from age, be obsolescentG1095 →
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In this part of the chapter, the apostle illustrates and confirms the superior excellency of the priesthood of Christ above that of Aaron, from the excellency of that covenant, or that dispensation of the covenant of grace, of which Christ was the Mediator (Heb 8:6): his ministry is more excellent, by how much he is…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 6-13