NASB
"Now if He were on earth, He would not be a priest at all, since there are those who offer the gifts according to the Law;"
— Hebrews 8:4, NASB
“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 what has been said is this: we have such a high priest, who has taken His seat at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens,
a minister in the sanctuary and in the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, not man.
For every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices; so it is necessary that this high priest also have something to offer.
Now if He were on earth, He would not be a priest at all, since there are those who offer the gifts according to the Law;
who serve a copy and shadow of the heavenly things, just as Moses was warned by God when he was about to erect the tabernacle; for, "SEE," He says, "THAT YOU MAKE all things ACCORDING TO THE PATTERN WHICH WAS SHOWN YOU ON THE MOUNTAIN."
But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, by as much as He is also the mediator of a better covenant, which has been enacted on better promises.
For if that first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no occasion sought for a second.