1The point of what we are saying is this: We do have such a high priest, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven,[ † ]Psalms 68:18Psalms 110:1Ephesians 1:20Colossians 3:1Hebrews 2:17Hebrews 3:1Hebrews 10:12 2and who ministers in the sanctuary and true tabernacle set up by the Lord, not by man.[ † ]Hebrews 9:8-12Hebrews 9:11-24 3And since every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices, it was necessary for this One also to have something to offer.[ † ]Romans 4:25Romans 5:6-8Galatians 2:20Ephesians 5:2Hebrews 5:1Hebrews 8:4Hebrews 9:14
4Now if He were on earth, He would not be a priest, since there are already priests who offer gifts according to the law. 5The place where they serve is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: “See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.”[ † ]Hebrews 9:23-24Colossians 2:17Hebrews 10:1Exodus 25:40
6Now, however, Jesus has received a much more excellent ministry, just as the covenant He mediates is better and is founded on better promises.[ † ]2 Corinthians 3:6-8Luke 22:20Hebrews 7:22 7For if that first covenant had been without fault, no place would have been sought for a second.[ † ]Exodus 3:8Exodus 19:5
13By speaking of a new covenant, He has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and aging will soon disappear.[ † ]2 Corinthians 5:17Hebrews 1:11