THERE are two general parts of this chapter: 1. A further explication of the excellency of the priesthood of Christ, or of Christ himself as vested with that office,—that is, both in his personal glor…

The second pre-eminence of our Lord Christ as our high priest, which the apostle calls over in this summary of his discourse, is contained in this second verse. Ver. 2.—Τῶν ἁγίων λειτουργὸς, καὶ τῆς…

The summary description of our high priest designed is carried on in this verse. And the apostle manifests, that as he wanted nothing which any other high priest had, that was necessary unto the disch…

Εἰ μὲν γὰρ ἦν ἐπὶ γῆς, οὐδʼ ἂν ἦν ἱερεὺς, ὄντων τῶν ἱερέων τῶν προσφερόντων κατὰ τὸν νόμον τὰ δῶρα. Vulg. Lat., "si esset super terram;" all others, "in terra," to the same purpose. Syr., בַּארְעָא,…

Οἵτινες ὑποδείγματι καὶ σκιᾷ λατρεὐουσι τῶν ἐπουρανίων, καθὼς· κεχρημάτισται Μωϋσῆς, μέλλων ἐπιτελεῖν τὴν σκηνήν· Ὅρα γὰρ, φησὶ, ποιήσῃς πάντα κατὰ τὸν τύπον τὸν δειχθέντα σοι ἐν τῷ ὄρει. Οἵτινες, "q…

Νυνὶ δὲ διαφορωτέρας τέτευχε λειτουγίας, ὅσῳ καὶ κρείττονός ἐστι διαθήκης μεσίτης, ἥτις ἐπὶ κρείττοσιν ἐπαγγελίαις νενομοθέτηται. There is no material difference in any translators, ancient or modern…

Εἰ γὰρ ἡ πρώτη ἐκείνη ἦν ἄμεμπτος, οὐκ ἂν δευτέρας ἐζητεῖτο τόπος. For if that first [covenant] had been blameless, then should no place have been sought for the second. In this verse, and so also i…

Μεμφόμενος γὰρ αὐτοῖς λέγει, Ἰδοὺ, ἡμέραι ἔρχονται, λέγει Κύριος, καὶ συντελέσω ἐπὶ τὸν οἶκον Ἰσραὴλ καὶ ἐπὶ τὸν οἶκον Ἰούδα διαθήκην καινήν. For finding fault with them, [complaining of them,] he sa…

Οὐ κατὰ τὴν διαθήκην ἣν ἐποίησα τοῖς πατράσιν αὐτῶν, ἐν ἡμέρᾳ ἐπιλαβομένου μου τῆς χειρὸς αὐτῶν, ἐξαγαγεῖν αὐτοὺς ἐκ γῆς Αἰγύπτου· ὅτι αὐτοὶ οὐκ ἐνέμειναν ἐν τῇ διαθήκῃ μου, κἀγὼ ἠμέλησα αὐτῶν, λέγει…

Ὅτι αὕτη ἡ διαθήκη ἣν διαθήσομαι τῷ οἴκῳ Ἰσραὴλ μετὰ τὰς ἡμέρας ἐκείνας, λέγει Κύριος, διδοὺς νόμους μου εἰς τὴν διάνοιαν αὐτῶν, καὶ ἐπὶ καρδίας αὐτῶν ἐπιγράψω αὐτούς· καὶ ἔσομαι αὐτοῖς εἰς Θεὸν, καὶ…

Ἐν τῷ λέγειν, Καινήν, πεπαλαίωκε τὴν πρώτην· τὸ δὲ παλαιούμενον καὶ γηράσκον ἐγγὺς ἀφανισμοῦ. Having in the foregoing verses proved in general the insufficiency of the old covenant, the necessity of…