📖 Hebrews — Chapter 8 (KJV)
Read the complete King James Version chapter below, then explore the passage sections, check what you remember, and keep your private study notes.
Red lettering identifies words spoken by Jesus; it is an editorial reading aid. Scripture source: Project Gutenberg KJV, ebook 10.
Hebrews 8:1 Now of the things which we have spoken this is the sum: We have such an high priest, Rwho is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens;
Hebrews 8:2 A Rminister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man.
Hebrews 8:3 For every high priest is ordained to offer gifts and sacrifices: wherefore it is of necessity that this man Rhave somewhat also to offer.
Hebrews 8:4 For if he were on earth, Rhe should not be a priest, seeing that there are priests that offer gifts according to the law:
Hebrews 8:5 Who serve unto Rthe example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount.
Hebrews 8:6 But now hath he Robtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises.
Hebrews 8:7 For if that first covenant Rhad been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second.
Hebrews 8:8 For finding fault with them, Rhe saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah:
Hebrews 8:9 Not according to Rthe covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord.
Hebrews 8:10 For Rthis is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:
Hebrews 8:11 And Rthey 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.
Hebrews 8:12 For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.
Hebrews 8:13 In that he saith, A new covenant, Rhe hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Hebrews 8:1–6 — A better ministry and covenant
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Jesus ministers in the true heavenly sanctuary, with a more excellent ministry and a covenant established on better promises.
Key Truth: Look to Christ's appointed ministry.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “Now of the ____ which we have spoken this is the sum: We have …” (Hebrews 8:1)
Find it in Hebrews 8:1 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “… that there are priests that offer gifts according to the ____ :” (Hebrews 8:4)
Find it in Hebrews 8:4 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “But now hath he ____ a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is …” (Hebrews 8:6)
Find it in Hebrews 8:6 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Hebrews 8:7–9 — The need for a new covenant
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The earlier covenant's limitations and the people's failure lead to God's promise of a new covenant with his people.
Key Truth: Receive God's promise without minimizing human unfaithfulness.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “For if that ____ covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been …” (Hebrews 8:7)
Find it in Hebrews 8:7 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “For ____ fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith …” (Hebrews 8:8)
Find it in Hebrews 8:8 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “Not according to the ____ that I made with their fathers in the day when …” (Hebrews 8:9)
Find it in Hebrews 8:9 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Hebrews 8:10–13 — Law in the heart and remembered sins no more
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Jeremiah's covenant promise speaks of inward instruction, belonging, knowledge of God, and mercy, concluding with the old becoming obsolete.
Key Truth: Let received mercy call for inward faithfulness.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “In that he saith, A new ____ , he hath made the first old. Now that which …” (Hebrews 8:13)
Find it in Hebrews 8:13 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “For I will be ____ to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will …” (Hebrews 8:12)
Find it in Hebrews 8:12 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “… will make with the house of Israel after those days, ____ the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, …” (Hebrews 8:10)
Find it in Hebrews 8:10 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
Jeremiah 31:33 — The chapter quotes the promise of God's law written within.
This related passage is selected for its connection with this chapter. It is separate from the chapter text.
Reflect and Apply
How can God's instruction become an inward commitment rather than an external rule?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. Which account best distinguishes Hebrews 8:1–6 (A better ministry and covenant) from the other movements of this chapter?
2. Which account best distinguishes Hebrews 8:7–9 (The need for a new covenant) from the other movements of this chapter?
3. Which account best distinguishes Hebrews 8:10–13 (Law in the heart and remembered sins no more) from the other movements of this chapter?
4. What distinguishes the covenant of which Christ is mediator?
5. What assurance concerning sins is included in the promised covenant?
Notes
Write what you want to remember, questions to explore, or Scriptures to look up later. Your saved notes are private to your account.
Loading your notes…
Chapter Navigation