Catholic Public Domain Version
"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. "
— Hebrews 8:6, Catholic Public Domain Version
“But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises.”
“But now hath he obtained a ministry the more excellent, by so much as he is also the mediator of a better covenant, which hath been enacted upon better promises. ”
“But now he has obtained a more excellent ministry, by so much as he is also the mediator of a better covenant, which on better promises has been given as law.”
“But now Jesus has obtained a superior ministry, since the covenant that he mediates is also better and is enacted on better promises.”
“But now he hath obtained a better ministry, by how much also he is a mediator of a better testament which is established on better promises.”
“But now his position as priest is higher. because through him God has made a better agreement with man, based on the giving of better things.”
“But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises.”
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.
For, finding fault with them, he says: “Behold, the days shall arrive, says the Lord, when I will consummate a New Testament over the house of Israel and the house of Judah,
not according to the testament which I made with their fathers, on the day when I took them by the hand, so that I might lead them away from the land of Egypt. For they did not remain in my testament, and so I disregarded them, says the Lord.