Catholic Public Domain Version
"And so, if he were upon the earth, he would not be a priest, since there would be others to offer gifts according to the law,"
— Hebrews 8:4, Catholic Public Domain Version
“For if he were on earth, he should not be a priest, seeing that there are priests that offer gifts according to the law:”
“Now if he were on earth, he would not be a priest at all, seeing there are those who offer the gifts according to the law; ”
“For if he were on earth, he would not be a priest at all, seeing there are priests who offer the gifts according to the law;”
“Now if he were on earth, he would not be a priest, since there are already priests who offer the gifts prescribed by the law.”
“If then he were on earth, he would not be a priest: seeing that there would be others to offer gifts according to the law.”
“If he had been on earth he would not have been a priest at all, because there are other priests who make the offerings ordered by the law;”
“For if he were on earth, he should not be a priest, seeing that there are priests that offer gifts according to the law:”
Now the main point in the things that have been stated is this: that we have so great a High Priest, who is seated at the right hand of the throne of Majesty in the heavens,
who is the minister of holy things, and of the true tabernacle, which was established by the Lord, not by man.
For every high priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices. Therefore, it is necessary for him also to have something to offer.
And so, if he were upon the earth, he would not be a priest, since there would be others to offer gifts according to the law,
gifts which serve as mere examples and shadows of the heavenly things. And so it was answered to Moses, when he was about to complete the tabernacle: “See to it,” he said, “that you make everything according to the example which was revealed to you on the mountain.”
But now he has been granted a better ministry, so much so that he is also the Mediator of a better testament, which has been confirmed by better promises.
For if the former one had been entirely without fault, then a place certainly would not have been sought for a subsequent one.