Covenant, the New — Tyndale Open Bible Dictionary

A gracious provision of God given through Jesus Christ for the redemption of fallen humanity—replacing and fulfilling the old covenant, which was expressed primarily through the Mosaic law. The expression “new covenant” is found principally in the NT.

Although the concept of a new covenant is found in several places in the OT (Ez 34:23-31; 37:24-28; Jl 2:12-32), the actual phrase occurs only once (Jer 31:31-34). That passage contrasts the new covenant that the prophet Jeremiah saw God making with Israel “after those days” (vv 32-34) with the covenant God had made with his people in the days of Moses. The contrast is seen, first of all, in the internal nature of the new covenant. Whereas the old covenant was written on tablets of stone (Ex 31:18; 34:27-32; Dt 4:13; 5:22; 9:11; 10:3-4) and in a book (Ex 24:7; cf. the phrase “old written code,” Rom 7:6, rsv), the new covenant is to be written on the human heart. One result is a clearer revelation of what God demands; another is the enablement of believers to fulfill those demands (see Rom 8:2-4). The interior nature of the new covenant is spoken of in several other passages (Ez 11:19-21; 36:26-27) and made explicit in the prophet Joel of a time when God “will pour out [his] spirit on all flesh” (Jl 2:28-32).

Show passage in OET: EZE 34:23–31

OET-RV EZE 34:23

23 I’ll set one shepherd over them—my servant David. He’ll look after them, and he’ll be their shepherd.

OET-RV EZE 34:24

24 Then I, Yahweh, will be their god, and my servant David will be a leader among them. I, Yahweh, have declared that.

OET-RV EZE 34:25

25 Then I’ll make a peace treaty with them and remove the wild animals from the land, so that they’ll be able to live securely in the wilderness and sleep safely in the forests.

OET-RV EZE 34:26

26 I’ll also bless both them and the places around my hill, and send out showers in the right season—they’ll be showers of blessing.

OET-RV EZE 34:27

27 Then the trees in the countryside will produce their fruit, the soil will yield its produce, and my sheep will be secure in their land. When I break off the ties holding the yoke onto their necks, and when I rescue them from the control of those who enslaved them, then they’ll know that I am Yahweh.

OET-RV EZE 34:28

28 They’ll no longer be plunder for the other nations, and the wild animals on the land will no longer devour them. Then they’ll live securely, and no one will make them afraid.

OET-RV EZE 34:29

29 I’ll provide a land for them that’s known for its crops, so they won’t be victims of famine, and they won’t be mocked by other nations.

OET-RV EZE 34:30

30 Then they’ll know that I, Yahweh their god, am with them. The Israeli people are my people. That’s the master Yahweh’s declaration.

OET-RV EZE 34:31

31 You are my sheep, the flock of my pasture, and my people, and I am your god. That’s the master Yahweh’s declaration.’ ”

OET-LV EZE 34:23

23 And_I _will _raise _up over_them a _shepherd one and_he _will _shepherd them DOM servant _of_my Dāvid he he _will _shepherd DOM_them and_he he _will _become for_them (into)_a_shepherd.

OET-LV EZE 34:24

24 And_I YHWH I _will _become to/for_them (into)_god and_servant _of_my Dāvid will _be_prince among_them I YHWH I _have _spoken.

OET-LV EZE 34:25

25 And_I _will _make to/for_them a _covenant _of peace and_I _will _cause _to _cease animal[s] wild from the_earth/land and_they _will _dwell in_wilderness to_security and_they _will _sleep in_forests.

OET-LV EZE 34:26

26 And_I _will _make them and_around _of hill _of_my a _blessing and_I _will _bring _down the_rain at_its _appropriate _of_time rains _of blessing they _will _be.

OET-LV EZE 34:27

27 And_ the _tree[s]_of the_field _he/it _gave DOM fruit _of_its and_the_earth it _will _give produce _of_its and_they _will _be on land _of_their _own to_security and_they _will _know if/because _that I am_YHWH when_break_I DOM the _bars _of their _yoke _of_their and_I_will _deliver _them from_the _hand _of those _who_laboured by_them.

OET-LV EZE 34:28

28 And_not they _will _be again spoil for_nations and_the _animal[s]_of the_earth/land not it_will _devour _them and_they _will _dwell to_security and_there_will_not_be one _who_terrifies.

OET-LV EZE 34:29

29 And_I _will _establish to/for_them a _planting _place for_name and_not they _will _be again those _who _are_gathered _of famine on _the_earth and_not they _will _bear again the _insult _of the_nations.

OET-LV EZE 34:30

30 And_they _will _know if/because _that I YHWH god _of_their with_them and_they people _of_are_my the _house _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) the _utterance _of my_master YHWH.

OET-LV EZE 34:31

31 And_you(pl) flock _of_are_my the _flock _of my _pasture _of_my human[s] you(pl) I god _of_am_your(pl) the _utterance _of my_master YHWH.

Show passage in OET: EZE 37:24–28

OET-RV EZE 37:24

24 My servant David will be king over them, so there’ll be one shepherd over them all, and they’ll follow my instructions and keep my regulations and obey them.

OET-RV EZE 37:25

25 They’ll live in the land that I’ve given to my servant Ya’akov (Jacob) (also called Yisrael), where your ancestors had stayed. They’ll live in it forever—they, their children, and their grandchildren, and my servant David will be their permanent leader.

OET-RV EZE 37:26

26 I’ll establish a peace treaty with them—a never-ending agreement with them. I’ll establish them and multiply them and put my sacred place among them forever.

OET-RV EZE 37:27

27 My residence will be with them—I’ll be their god, and they’ll be my people.

OET-RV EZE 37:28

28 Then the other nations will know that I am Yahweh who sets Yisrael apart, when my sacred place is permanently among them.’ ”

OET-LV EZE 37:24

24 And_servant _of_my Dāvid will _be_king over_them and_a _shepherd one he _will _belong to/for_all_them and_in_judgements _of_my they _will _walk and_regulations _of_my they _will _keep and_they _will _do them.

OET-LV EZE 37:25

25 And_they _will _dwell on the_earth/land which I _gave to_servant _of_my to_Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) which they _dwelt in_it ancestors _of_your(pl) and_they _will _dwell on/upon_it(f) they and_children _of_their and_the _sons their _children _of_their until perpetuity and_Dāvid servant _of_my will _be_prince to/for_them forever_perpetuity.

OET-LV EZE 37:26

26 And_I _will _make to/for_them a _covenant _of peace a _covenant _of perpetuity it _will _be them and_I_will _give _them and_I _will _increase them and_I _will _put DOM sanctuary _of_my among_them forever_perpetuity.

OET-LV EZE 37:27

27 And_it _was place _of_my _dwelling with_them and_I _will _be to/for_them (into)_god and_they they _will _become to_me (into)_a_people.

OET-LV EZE 37:28

28 And_ the_nations _they _will _know if/because _that I YHWH am_sanctifying DOM Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) when_ sanctuary _of_my _is among_them forever_perpetuity.

Show passage in OET: JER 31:31–34

OET-RV JER 31:31

31 Listen, Yahweh declares that the time is coming when I’ll make a new agreement with the people of Yisrael (Israel) and Yehudah (Judah).

OET-RV JER 31:32

32 It won’t be like the agreement that I made with their ancestors at the time when I took hold of their hand to bring them out from Mitsrayim (Egypt), when they broke my agreement even though I was a husband to them. That is Yahweh’s declaration.

OET-RV JER 31:33

33 Yes, Yahweh declares that this is the agreement that I’ll make with the Israeli people after that time: I’ll put my law inside them—writing it on their heart, and I will be their god, and they will be a people for me.

OET-RV JER 31:34

34 Then each man will no longer teach his neighbour or his brother, saying, ‘Know Yahweh’, because all of them will know me—from the smallest of them to the greatest, because I’ll forgive their disobedience, and I won’t remember their wickedness any longer.

OET-LV JER 31:31

31 HERE days are_coming the _utterance _of YHWH and_I _will _make with the _house _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_DOM the _house _of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) a _covenant new.

OET-LV JER 31:32

32 Not like_covenant which I _made with ancestors _of_their in/on_day I_took _hold on_hand _of_their to_bring_them _out from_the _land _of Miʦrayim/(Egypt) who they they _broke DOM covenant _of_my and_I I _was _a _husband over_them the _utterance _of YHWH.

OET-LV JER 31:33

33 If/because this is_the_covenant which I _will _make with the _house _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) after the_days the_those the _utterance _of YHWH I _will _put DOM law _of_my in_their _inner _of_being and_on heart _of_their I_will _write _it and_I _will _be to/for_them (into)_god and_they they _will _become to_me (into)_a_people.

OET-LV JER 31:34

34 And_not they _will _teach again each DOM his/its_neighbour and_each DOM his/its_brother to_say know DOM YHWH if/because of _them _of_all they _will _know me (to)_from_their _of_little and_unto their _of_great the _utterance _of YHWH if/because I _will _forgive (to)_iniquity _of_their and_(to)_sin _of_their not I _will _remember again.

Show passage in OET: JER 31:32–34

Show passage in OET: EXO 31:18

OET-RV EXO 31:18

18 When Yahweh finished speaking to Mosheh, he gave Mosheh the two stone slabs with the transcript that he had engraved on them with his own finger.

OET-LV EXO 31:18

18 And_he/it _gave to Mosheh just_as_he _finished to_speak with_him/it on_the _mountain _of Şīnay the _two _of the _tablets _of the _transcript tablets _of stone written by_the _finger _of god.

Show passage in OET: EXO 34:27–32

OET-RV EXO 34:27

27 Yahweh told Mosheh (Moses), “Write down these words for yourself, because it’s in accordance with these words that I’ve made an agreement with you and with Yisrael.”

OET-RV EXO 34:28

28 Mosheh was there with Yahweh for forty days and nights, and during that time he didn’t eat or even drink water, and he wrote the ten commands of the agreement on the stone slabs.

OET-RV EXO 34:29

29 So when Mosheh came down from Mt. Sinay, he was carrying the two stone slabs with the transcript of the ten commands, but what he didn’t know as he descended was that the skin on his face was shining after his talking with Yahweh.

OET-RV EXO 34:30

30 When Aharon (Aaron) and the Israelis saw Mosheh, wow, his face radiated light and they were afraid to go close to him.

OET-RV EXO 34:31

31 But Mosheh called them over, and Aharon and all of the community leaders returned back to him, and he spoke with them.

OET-RV EXO 34:32

32 After that, the Israelis came closer, and Mosheh gave them all the instructions that Yahweh had told him on Mt. Sinay.

OET-LV EXO 34:27

27 And_ YHWH _he/it _said to Mosheh write to/for_yourself(m) DOM the_words/messages the_these if/because on the _mouth _of the _words/messages the_these I _have _made with_you a _covenant and_DOM Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).

OET-LV EXO 34:28

28 And_he/it _was there with YHWH forty day[s] and_forty night[s] food not he _ate and_water not he _drank and_he _wrote on the_tablets DOM the _words/messages _of the _covenant the _ten _of the_words/messages.

OET-LV EXO 34:29

29 And_he/it _was when_ Mosheh _came _down from_hill of_Şīnay and_the _two _of the _tablets _of the _transcript were_in_the _hand _of Mosheh when_he_came _down from the_mountain and_Mosheh not he _knew if/because _that the _skin _of his/its_faces/face it _shone because_he_had _spoken with_him/it.

OET-LV EXO 34:30

30 And_ ʼAhₐron and_all the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) _he/it _saw DOM Mosheh and_BEHOLD/LO/SEE the _skin _of his/its_faces/face it _shone and_they _were _afraid from_drawing _near to_him/it.

OET-LV EXO 34:31

31 And_he/it _called (to)_them Mosheh and_they _returned to_him/it ʼAhₐron and_all the_leaders among_congregation and_ Mosheh _he/it _spoke to_them.

OET-LV EXO 34:32

32 And_after thus all _of the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) they _drew _near and_he_commanded _them DOM all _of that YHWH he _had _spoken with_him/it on_the _mountain _of Şīnay.

Show passage in OET: DEU 4:13

OET-RV DEU 4:13

13 and he revealed to you the agreement that he demands you keep: the ten commands that he wrote onto two stone tablets.

OET-LV DEU 4:13

13 And_he _declared to/for_you(pl) DOM covenant _of_his which he _commanded you(pl) for_doing the _ten _of the_words/messages and_he_wrote _them on two _of tablets _of stone(s).

Show passage in OET: DEU 5:22

OET-RV DEU 5:22

22 Yahweh spoke those words in a booming voice from the middle of the fire, the cloud, and the gloom, to all your assembly on the mountain. That was all he said, and he wrote those instructions on two stone tablets and gave them to me.

OET-LV DEU 5:22

22 DOM the_words/messages the_these YHWH he _spoke to all _of assembly _of_your(pl) at_mountain from_the _middle _of the _fire the_cloud and_the _thick_darkness a _voice great and_not he _added and_he_wrote _them on two _of tablets _of stone(s) and_he_gave _them to_me.

Show passage in OET: DEU 9:11

OET-RV DEU 9:11

11 Then finally at the end of those forty days and nights, Yahweh gave me those two stone tablets with the agreement written on them.

OET-LV DEU 9:11

11 And_he/it _was from _the_end/extremity forty day[s] and_forty night[s] YHWH he _gave to_me DOM the _two _of the _tablets _of (the)_stone(s) the _tablets _of the _covenant.

Show passage in OET: DEU 10:3–4

OET-RV DEU 10:3

3 So I made a box from acacia wood, and I carved out two stone tablets like the first ones, and I went up the mountain carrying the two tablets

OET-RV DEU 10:4

4 and he wrote the ten instructions on the tablets like the first time—the same words that Yahweh had spoken to you from the fire on the mountain on the day of the assembly. Then he gave me the tablets

OET-LV DEU 10:3

3 And_I _made an _box _of wood(s)_of acacia and_I _cut _out two _of tablets _of stone(s) like_tablets and_I _went _up to_the_mountain and_the _two _of the_tablets were_in_hand _of_my.

OET-LV DEU 10:4

4 And_he _wrote on the_tablets like_writing (the)_former DOM the _ten _of the_words/messages which YHWH he _had _spoken to_you(pl) on_mountain from_the _middle _of the _fire in/on_day of_the _assembly and_he_gave _them YHWH to_me.

Show passage in OET: EXO 24:7

OET-RV EXO 24:7

7 Then he took the scroll with the agreement written on it and read it out loud to the people, and they responded, “We’ll obey everything that Yahweh has instructed.”

OET-LV EXO 24:7

7 And_he/it _took the _book _of the _covenant and_he/it _called in_the _ears _of the _people and_they _said all that YHWH he _has _spoken we _will _do and_we _will _obey.

Show passage in OET: ROM 7:6

OET-RV ROM 7:6

6 but now that we’re released from the law which held us—released by dying to it—we can serve in new ways guided by the spirit instead of by the letter of the law.

OET-LV ROM 7:6

6 But right _now we _were _released from the law, having _died _off in which we _were _being _kept, so _that to _be _serving us in newness of_spirit, and not in _oldness of _letter.

Show passage in OET: ROM 8:2–4

OET-RV ROM 8:2

2 because the law of the spirit of life in him freed you from the law of sin and death.

OET-RV ROM 8:3

3 The law was powerless in that it was faltering through our bodies. God sent his son in a body just like our sinful bodies, and concerning sin, he condemned sin itself in the body,

OET-RV ROM 8:4

4 so that for those of us who are no longer governed by physical desires, but by the spirit, the law’s just action will be fulfilled in us.

OET-LV ROM 8:2

2 for/because the law of _the spirit of_ the _life in chosen _one /messiah Yaʸsous, freed you from the law of_ the _sin and the death.

OET-LV ROM 8:3

3 For/Because the powerless is of _the law, in that it _was _faltering through the flesh, the god the of _himself the_son having _sent, in the_likeness of _flesh sin, and concerning sin, condemned the sin in the flesh,

OET-LV ROM 8:4

4 in _order _that the just _act of _the law may _be _fulfilled in us, the ones not according _to the_flesh walking, but according _to the_spirit.

Show passage in OET: EZE 11:19–21

OET-RV EZE 11:19

19 and I’ll give them one heart, and I’ll put a new spirit in them. I’ll take the rock-hard heart out of them and give them a tender heart,

OET-RV EZE 11:20

20 so that they’ll follow my instructions and obey my regulations. Then they’ll be my people, and I’ll be their god.

OET-RV EZE 11:21

21 But to those who would rather happily choose their detestable and disgusting ways, I’ll make their actions bounce back onto their own heads. That’s the master Yahweh’s declaration.”

OET-LV EZE 11:19

19 And_I _will _give to/for_them a _heart one and_spirit new I _will _put in_your _inner _of_being and_I _will _remove the _heart _of (the)_stone from_flesh _of_their and_I _will _give to/for_them a _heart _of flesh.

OET-LV EZE 11:20

20 So _that in_regulations _of_my they _may _walk and_DOM judgements _of_my they _may _keep and_they _will _do DOM_them and_they _will _be to_me (into)_a_people and_I I _will _become to/for_them (into)_god.

OET-LV EZE 11:21

21 And_near/to the _heart _of their _detestable _things _of_their and_abominations _of_their heart _of_their is_going conduct _of_their on_their _own _of_head I _will _requite the _utterance _of my_master YHWH.

Show passage in OET: EZE 36:26–27

OET-RV EZE 36:26

26 I’ll give you people a new heart and a new spirit in your innermost parts, and I’ll take the stony heart away from your bodies and replace it with a heart of flesh.

OET-RV EZE 36:27

27 I’ll put my spirit in you and enable you Israelis to follow my instructions and keep my regulations.

OET-LV EZE 36:26

26 And_I _will _give to/for_you(pl) a _heart new and_spirit new I _will _put in_your _inner _of_being and_I _will _remove DOM the _heart _of (the)_stone from_flesh _of_your(pl) and_I _will _give to/for_you(pl) a _heart _of flesh.

OET-LV EZE 36:27

27 And_DOM my_breath/wind/spirit I _will _put in_your _inner _of_being and_I _will _bring _about DOM which/who in_regulations _of_my you(pl)_will _walk and_judgements _of_my you(pl)_will _keep and_you(pl)_will _do_them.

Show passage in OET: JOL 2:28–32

OET-RV JOL 2:28

28 And it will happen after that,
⇔ that I’ll pour out my spirit onto all peoples,
⇔ and your sons and your daughters will prophesy.
⇔ Your elderly will dream dreams,
⇔ Your young people will see visions.

OET-RV JOL 2:29

29 ⇔At that time I’ll pour out my spirit
⇔ even on the male and female slaves.

OET-RV JOL 2:30

30 Then I’ll do miracles in the skies and on the earth—
⇔ blood and fire and columns of smoke.

OET-RV JOL 2:31

31 The sun will be turned into darkness
⇔ ≈ and the moon into blood,
⇔ ahead of the coming of Yahweh’s incredible yet scary day.

OET-RV JOL 2:32

32 Then it will happen that everyone who calls on Yahweh’s name will be saved,
⇔ because on Mt. Tsiyon (Zion) and in Yerushalem (Jerusalem) there’ll be a way of escape, just as Yahweh has said,
⇔ and among the survivors who Yahweh is calling.

OET-LV JOL 3:1

3  And_it _was after thus I _will _pour _out DOM my_breath/wind/spirit on all _of flesh and_ sons _of_your(pl) and_daughters _of_your(pl) _they _will _prophesy your _old _of_men dreams they_will _dream men _of_your _young visions they _will _see.

OET-LV JOL 3:2

2  And_also on the_male_servants and_on the _female_servants in _the_days (the)_those I _will _pour _out DOM my_breath/wind/spirit.

OET-LV JOL 3:3

3  And_I _will _put wonders in_heavens and_on_earth blood and_fire and_columns _of smoke.

OET-LV JOL 3:4

4  The_sun it _will _be _changed into_darkness and_the_moon into_blood to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the _day _of YHWH (the)_great and_(the)_awesome comes.

OET-LV JOL 3:5

5  And_it _was every one_who he _will _call in/on_name _of YHWH he _will _escape if/because on_the _mountain _of Tsiyyōn/(Zion) and_in_Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem) an _escaped _remnant it _will _be just_as YHWH he _has _said and_will_among _the _survivors those_whom YHWH will _be_calling.

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A second contrast is in the way God’s people know him under the two covenants. There is no doubt that Israel under the old covenant “knew” God; God had revealed himself, though at times the nation tended to forget this (Jgs 2:10; Hos 4:1, 6 OET HOS 4:1 · OET HOS 4:6). What the prophets envisioned in the new covenant is a unique personal knowledge of God by each individual member of the covenant community.

Show passage in OET: JDG 2:10

OET-RV JDG 2:10

10 When all of that generation had passed away, the next generation didn’t know Yahweh or even know about what he’d done for the Israelis.

OET-LV JDG 2:10

10 And_also all _of the_generation (the)_that they _were _gathered to ancestors _of_its and_ a _generation another after_them which not they _knew DOM YHWH and_also DOM the_work which he _had _done for_Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) _he/it _rose _up.

Show passage in OET: HOS 4:1; HOS 4:6

OET-RV HOS 4:1

4 Listen to Yahweh’s message you Israelis,
⇔ because Yahweh has brought a lawsuit against the inhabitants of the land,
⇔ because there’s no faithfulness or loyal commitment—no knowledge of God in the land.

OET-RV HOS 4:6

6 My people are destroyed because of the lack of knowledge
⇔ because you have rejected knowledge and I’ll reject you from being a priest to me.
⇔ Because you’ve forgotten your god’s instructions,
⇔ I’ll also forget your children.

OET-LV HOS 4:1

4 Hear the _message _of YHWH Oh _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) if/because a _case _at _law to/for_YHWH with the _inhabitants _of the_earth/land if/because there_is_not faithfulness and_there_is_not covenant _loyalty and_there_is_not knowledge _of god on _the_earth.

OET-LV HOS 4:6

6 People _of_my they _have _been _destroyed from_not _of (the)_knowledge if/because you the_knowledge you _have _rejected and_I_will _reject _you from_serving _as _a _priest to_me and_you _have _forgotten the _law _of your(pl)_god _of_your also I I _will _forget children _of_your.

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Finally, the two covenants differ in regard to God’s dealing with human sin. Jeremiah promised that God would forgive the iniquity of his people and blot out their sin. Israel already knew that God delighted in mercy and forgiveness (Ex 34:6-7), but Jeremiah was saying that God would never again remember their sin (Jer 31:34). Under the old covenant there was a reminder of sin year after year (Heb 10:3); under the new covenant no remembrance of sin remains (v 14).

Show passage in OET: EXO 34:6–7

OET-RV EXO 34:6

6 Yahweh passed over above his face and proclaimed, “I am Yahweh, a compassionate and gracious God, slow to get angry but exuding faithfulness and trustworthiness.

OET-RV EXO 34:7

7 I display faithfulness to thousands of generations—forgiving disobedience, transgression, and sin. But I certainly won’t let the guilty get away with it—visiting the iniquity of the parents onto the children and onto the grandchildren—to the third and the fourth generations.”

OET-LV EXO 34:6

6 And_ YHWH _he/it _passed _through on his/its_faces/face and_he/it _called YHWH YHWH a _god compassionate and_gracious long _of anger(s) and_great _of covenant _loyalty and_faithfulness

OET-LV EXO 34:7

7 maintaining covenant _loyalty to_thousands forgiving iniquity and_transgression and_sin and_certainly _(leave _unpunished) not he _leaves _unpunished visiting the_iniquity _of parents on the_children and_on the_children _of children on a _third _generation and_on a _fourth _generation.

Show passage in OET: JER 31:34

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OET-LV JER 31:34

Show passage in OET: HEB 10:3

OET-RV HEB 10:3

3 But as it is, every year there’s a reminder about their sins

OET-LV HEB 10:3

3 But in them there _is a_remembrance of _sins in _every year.

Show passage in OET: HEB 10:14

OET-RV HEB 10:14

14 Yes, with one sacrifice, he’s able to make people holy for all time.

OET-LV HEB 10:14

14 For/Because by _one offering, he _has _perfected for the continual the ones being _sanctified.

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The expression “new covenant” is found at least six times in the NT (1 Cor 11:25; 2 Cor 3:6; Heb 8:8, 13 OET HEB 8:8 · OET HEB 8:13; 9:15; 12:24; and probably Lk 22:20, according to some manuscripts). In certain Greek manuscripts the phrase is also found in Matthew 26:28 and Mark 14:24, where “new” seems to have been added by various scribes to “blood of the covenant,” in order to make these accounts conform to parallel accounts of the Lord’s Supper in 1 Corinthians or possibly in Luke.

Show passage in OET: CO1 11:25

OET-RV CO1 11:25

25 Similarly, after the dinner he took the cup and said, “This cup represents the new agreement which will be sealed by my blood. As often as you all celebrate, drink it in memory of me.”

OET-LV CO1 11:25

25 Likewise also the cup after the time to _dine saying:
This the cup the new covenant is in the my blood, this be _doing, as _often _as if you _all _may _be _drinking it, in the my remembrance.

Show passage in OET: CO2 3:6

OET-RV CO2 3:6

6 He qualified us as servants of a new agreement—not following it by the letter, but by the spirit, because following by the letter leads to death whereas following by the spirit gives life.

OET-LV CO2 3:6

6 who also qualified us as _servants of_a_new covenant, not of_the_letter, but of_the_spirit, because/for the letter will _be _killing _off, but the spirit is _giving _life.

Show passage in OET: HEB 8:8; HEB 8:13

OET-RV HEB 8:8

8 but God blamed the people and said:
⇔ “Listen, Yahweh declares that the time is coming when I will make a new agreement with Yisrael (Israel) and Yehudah (Judah),

OET-RV HEB 8:13

13 In calling that ‘new’, he’s made the first agreement out-of-date, and what’s out-of-date and getting old is about to disappear.

OET-LV HEB 8:8

8 For/Because blaming to _them he _is _saying:
Behold, the_days are _coming, is _saying the_master, and I _will _be _accomplishing, with the house of _Israaʸl/(Yisrā^ʼēl), and with the house of _Youda/(Yəhūdāh), a_covenant new,

OET-LV HEB 8:13

13 In that to _be _saying:
New, he _has _grown _old the first.
But the thing being _grown _old and aging is near disappearance.

Show passage in OET: HEB 9:15

OET-RV HEB 9:15

15 So because of that, Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) is the mediator of a new agreement, so that his death leads to the ransom payment for those who’ve disobeyed the first agreement, so that now those who are called can receive the eternal inheritance.

OET-LV HEB 9:15

15 And because _of this, of_a_covenant new the_mediator he _is, so _that death having _become for the_redemption of _the concerning the first covenant transgressions, the promise may _receive the ones having _been _called of _the eternal inheritance.

Show passage in OET: HEB 12:24

OET-RV HEB 12:24

24 and to Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus), the mediator of a new agreement, and to the sprinkled blood that says even more than Hevel’s (Abel’s) blood did.

OET-LV HEB 12:24

24 and of_a_covenant new to_the_mediator, Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa), and to_the_blood of _sprinkling, a_better thing speaking than the Abel/(Heⱱel).

Show passage in OET: LUK 22:20

OET-RV LUK 22:20

20 Similarly with the cup of wine that comes after they’ve eaten, he said, “This cup is the new agreement in my blood which will be poured out for you all.

OET-LV LUK 22:20

20 Also the cup likewise after which to _dine saying:
This the cup is the new covenant in the blood of _me, which being _poured _out for you _all is.

Show passage in OET: MAT 26:28

OET-RV MAT 26:28

28 because this is my blood of the agreement which is about to be poured out for the forgiveness of the sins of many people.

OET-LV MAT 26:28

28 for/because this is the blood of _me of _the covenant, the blood for/because many being _poured _out for/because forgiveness of _sins.

Show passage in OET: MRK 14:24

OET-RV MRK 14:24

24 saying, “That is the blood of my contract that will be poured out for many people.

OET-LV MRK 14:24

24 And he _said to _them:
This is the blood of _the covenant of _me, which being _poured _out for many.

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Even though the term “new” is not found in the accounts in Matthew and Mark in the best Greek manuscripts, and was therefore probably not part of the original text, it is clear from all four accounts that Jesus saw the Lord’s Supper as instituting a different and therefore “new” covenant. The covenant was being sealed by his sacrificial death, that is, by his blood, just as the Mosaic covenant was sealed by the “blood of the covenant” (Ex 24:6-8). The cup of the Lord’s Supper symbolizes the blood of Christ’s sacrifice, sealing the new covenant God has at last made with his people. The new covenant, ratified by Christ’s death, is what the church therefore commemorates each time it celebrates the Lord’s Supper.

Show passage in OET: EXO 24:6–8

OET-RV EXO 24:6

6 Mosheh took half of the blood from the sacrifices and put it into basins. He sprinkled the other half of the blood onto the altar.

OET-RV EXO 24:7

7 Then he took the scroll with the agreement written on it and read it out loud to the people, and they responded, “We’ll obey everything that Yahweh has instructed.”

OET-RV EXO 24:8

8 Then Mosheh took the blood in the bowls and sprinkled it onto the people, telling them, “Look. This is the blood confirming the agreement that Yahweh has made with you according to what you just heard.”

OET-LV EXO 24:6

6 And_ Mosheh _he/it _took (the)_half _of the _blood and_he/it _assigned in_bowls and _(the)_half _of the _blood he _sprinkled on the_altar.

OET-LV EXO 24:7

7 And_he/it _took the _book _of the _covenant and_he/it _called in_the _ears _of the _people and_they _said all that YHWH he _has _spoken we _will _do and_we _will _obey.

OET-LV EXO 24:8

8 And_ Mosheh _he/it _took DOM the_blood and_he _sprinkled_it on the_people and_he/it _said HERE the _blood _of the _covenant which YHWH he _has _made with_you(pl) on all _of the_words/messages the_these.

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In his institution of the Lord’s Supper, Jesus did not elucidate what the “newness” of the covenant entailed. Elsewhere he mentioned a “baptism with the Holy Spirit” (Acts 1:5; 11:16; cf. Mt 3:11; Mk 1:8; Lk 3:16; and Jn 1:33, where this promise is found on the lips of John the Baptist; cf. also 1 Cor 12:13). Yet both OT prophecies refer to the same new covenant that God would establish in the future, as shown in 2 Corinthians 3:6. There the apostle Paul stated that God “has qualified us to be ministers of a new covenant” (rsv; cf. Jer 31:31), not “in a written code but in the Spirit” (rsv; cf. Jl 2:28-32), for “the written code kills, but the Spirit gives life” (rsv).

Show passage in OET: ACT 1:5

OET-RV ACT 1:5

5 Yohan (John; Grk. Yoannes) immersed people in water, but you’ll all be immersed in the holy spirit in just a few days.”

OET-LV ACT 1:5

5 Because Yōannaʸs on _one _hand immersed in _water, on _the _other _hand you _all will _be _being _immersed in the_ holy _spirit, after many not these days.

Show passage in OET: ACT 11:16

OET-RV ACT 11:16

16 That reminded me of the words of the master when he told us, ‘Yohan (John; Grk. Yoannes) immersed people in water, but you all will be immersed in the holy spirit.

OET-LV ACT 11:16

16 And I _was _reminded of _the message of _the master, how he _was _saying:
Yōannaʸs on _one _hand immersed in _water, on _the _other _hand you _all will _be _being _immersed in the_ holy _spirit.

Show passage in OET: MAT 3:11

OET-RV MAT 3:11

11 I’m immersing people in water as a sign that they’re turning away from their sins, but there’s another one coming after me who’s greater than me—so much so that I’m not even worthy to carry his sandals. He’ll immerse you in the holy spirit and with fire.

OET-LV MAT 3:11

11 I on _one _hand am _immersing you _all in water to repentance, on _the _other _hand the one coming after me is mightier than me, of _whom not I _am worthy to _bear the sandals.
He will _be _immersing you _all in the_ holy _spirit and with _fire.

Show passage in OET: MRK 1:8

OET-RV MRK 1:8

8 I immersed you all in water, but he’ll immerse you in God’s holy spirit.”

OET-LV MRK 1:8

8 I immersed you _all in _water, but he will _be _immersing you _all the_ holy _spirit.

Show passage in OET: LUK 3:16

OET-RV LUK 3:16

16 but he explained to them all, “I’ve been immersing you all in water, but there’s one coming who’s greater than me, in fact I’m not even worthy to unlace his sandals. He will immerse you all with the holy spirit and with fire.

OET-LV LUK 3:16

16 the Yōannaʸs answered saying to _all:
I on _one _hand am _immersing you _all in _water, on _the _other _hand the one mightier than me is _coming, of _whom not I _am worthy to _untie the strap of _the sandals of _him, he will _be _immersing you _all in the_ holy _spirit, and with _fire,

Show passage in OET: JHN 1:33

OET-RV JHN 1:33

33 I didn’t know which one was him, but the one who sent me to immerse people in water said, ‘When you see the spirit coming down and settling on someone, he is the one who will immerse people with God’s holy spirit.’

OET-LV JHN 1:33

33 And _I had_ not _known him, but the one having _sent me to _be _immersing in water, that one said to _me:
On whom wishfully you _may _see the spirit coming _down and remaining on him, this man is the one immersing in the_ holy _spirit.

Show passage in OET: CO1 12:13

OET-RV CO1 12:13

13 Yes, in one spirit we were all immersed into one body, whether we were Yehudim (Jews) or Hellains (Greeks), whether slaves or free, and we all were given one spirit to drink. MEANING?

OET-LV CO1 12:13

13 For/Because also in one spirit we all into one body were _immersed, whether Youdaiōns, or Hellaʸns, or slaves, or free, and all one spirit were _gave _to _drink.

Show passage in OET: JER 31:31

OET-RV JER 31:31

31 Listen, Yahweh declares that the time is coming when I’ll make a new agreement with the people of Yisrael (Israel) and Yehudah (Judah).

OET-LV JER 31:31

31 HERE days are_coming the _utterance _of YHWH and_I _will _make with the _house _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_DOM the _house _of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) a _covenant new.

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In 2 Corinthians 3, Paul was showing that in contrast to the old (Mosaic) covenant (v 14), which was a dispensation of death, carved in letters on stone (v 7), the new covenant instituted by Jesus is one of far greater splendor (vv 8-9), written on the human heart by the Spirit of the living God himself (v 3).

Show passage in OET: CO2 3:14

OET-RV CO2 3:14

14 But their thinking was inflexible because even until this very day, the same veil remains during the public reading of the Hebrew scriptures—it’s not opened up because it’s only Messiah that nullifies it.

OET-LV CO2 3:14

14 But was _hardened the thinking of _them.
For/Because until the today day, the same veil at at _the public _reading of _the old covenant is _remaining, not being _unveiled that in chosen _one /messiah it _is _being _nullified.

Show passage in OET: CO2 3:7

OET-RV CO2 3:7

7 The system which was inscribed on stone tablets and which results in death was so incredible when it was given that the Israelis couldn’t even bring themselves to look at Mosheh’s (Moses’) face because it shone so brightly. But if that system is being nullified,

OET-LV CO2 3:7

7 But if the service the of _death in letters having _been _engraved in _stones was _become in glory, so _as not to _be _able to _look _intently the sons of _Israaʸl/(Yisrā^ʼēl) at the face of _Mōsaʸs/(Mosheh), because _of the glory of _the face of _him, which is being _nullified,

Show passage in OET: CO2 3:8–9

OET-RV CO2 3:8

8 won’t this system via the spirit be even greater?

OET-RV CO2 3:9

9 If the system that brought condemnation was incredible, how much greater is the system that leads to righteousness,

OET-LV CO2 3:8

8 how not more the service of _the spirit will _be in glory?

OET-LV CO2 3:9

9 For/Because if in _the the_service was of_ the _condemnation, glory by _much more is _being _plentiful the service of_ the _righteousness in _glory.

Show passage in OET: CO2 3:3

OET-RV CO2 3:3

3 It shows that you who were served by us, are now Messiah’s letter that wasn’t written with ink but with God’s living spirit—not written on stone tablets but on people’s hearts.

OET-LV CO2 3:3

3 being _revealed that you _all _are a_letter of_chosen _one /messiah, having _been _served by us, having _been _inscribed not in _ink, but with_the_spirit of_god the_living, not on tablets stone, but on tablets of _hearts fleshy.

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The new covenant concept is treated most exhaustively and systematically in the book of Hebrews. In Hebrews 8:8-12 the quotation of Jeremiah 31:31-34 is the longest OT quotation found in the NT. In Hebrews 12:24 a different Greek word for “new” is used, but the meaning remains the same. The theme of the new covenant dominates the book of Hebrews, which was written to encourage faltering Christians by demonstrating the superiority of the Christian faith over their old Jewish beliefs and practices. In Hebrews the new covenant is seen as better than the old “obsolete” covenant in a number of ways.

Show passage in OET: HEB 8:8–12

OET-RV HEB 8:8

8 but God blamed the people and said:
⇔ “Listen, Yahweh declares that the time is coming when I will make a new agreement with Yisrael (Israel) and Yehudah (Judah),

OET-RV HEB 8:9

9 not like the agreement that I made with their ancestors
⇔ when they held my hand for me to lead them out of Mitsrayim (Egypt),
⇔ because they didn’t stay inside my agreement
⇔ and so I didn’t take any notice of them, says Yahweh.’

OET-RV HEB 8:10

10 So this is the agreement that I make with Yisrael after those times, says Yahweh,
⇔ putting my laws into their minds and writing them onto their hearts,
⇔ and I will be their God and they will be my people.

OET-RV HEB 8:11

11 Then they certainly won’t teach each citizen and their neighbours,
⇔ saying ‘Know Yahweh,’
⇔ because all of them from the smallest to the greatest will all know me.

OET-RV HEB 8:12

12 Because I’ll be merciful to them when they disobey,
⇔ and certainly I won’t remember their sins any longer.”

OET-LV HEB 8:8

OET-LV HEB 8:9

9 not according _to the covenant that I _made with _the fathers of _them, in the_day of _having _taken _hold of _me by _the hand of _them, to _lead _out them out _of the_land of _Aiguptos/(Miʦrayim), because they not remained _in in the covenant of _me, and _I neglected of _them, is _saying the_master.

OET-LV HEB 8:10

10 Because this is the covenant, which I _will _be _covenanting with _the house of _Israaʸl/(Yisrā^ʼēl) after the days those, is _saying the_master, giving laws of _me into the mind of _them, and on the_hearts of _them I _will _be _inscribing them, and I _will _be to _them for god, and they will _be to _me for people.

OET-LV HEB 8:11

11 And by _no _means not they _may _teach each the citizen of _him, and each the brother of _him saying:
Know the the_master, because all will _have _been _knowing me, from the_little to great of _them.

OET-LV HEB 8:12

12 Because merciful I _will _be to _the unrighteousness of _them, and of _the sins of _them by _no _means not I _may _be _reminded more.

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1. The new covenant has a better priesthood than the old covenant, since there is no longer any need for a continual change of priests due to death (Heb 7:23). One continual priest now lives forever to make intercession before God on behalf of his people (vv 24-25).

Show passage in OET: HEB 7:23

OET-RV HEB 7:23

23 in the first case, there have been many of those priests because death doesn’t allow them to continue on,

OET-LV HEB 7:23

23 And the ones on _one _hand more are having _become priests, because _of that by _death to _be _being _forbidden to _be _continuing _with,

Show passage in OET: HEB 7:24–25

OET-RV HEB 7:24

24 but in the second case, because Yeshua stays alive for all the age, he can hold the office of priest permanently

OET-RV HEB 7:25

25 and thus he’s able to save those who approach God through him—save them to the full extent because he always lives to intercede of their behalf.

OET-LV HEB 7:24

24 on _the _other _hand the one because _of that to _be _remaining him for the age, permanent is _holding the priesthood.

OET-LV HEB 7:25

25 Whence even to _be _saving to the full _extent he _is _able, the ones approaching through him to_ the _god, always living in _order that to _be _pleading for them.

Jump to OET HEB 7:23 section.

Jump to OET HEB 7:24–25 section.

2. The new covenant priest is better than those of the old covenant, since Jesus does not have to offer sacrifices continually for his own sins and then for the sins of his people. He has instead made one complete and perfect offering (7:27; 9:25-28; 10:12).

Show passage in OET: HEB 7:27

OET-RV HEB 7:27

27 Unlike the other high priests, it’s not necessary for him to first make a sacrifice for his own sins before doing it for the sins of the people, because he offered himself—once for everyone.

OET-LV HEB 7:27

27 who not is _having in _every day necessity, as the chief _priests, previously for his own sins sacrifices to _be _offering _up, then for _the sins of _the people, because/for this he _did once _for _all, himself having _offered _up.

Show passage in OET: HEB 9:25–28

OET-RV HEB 9:25

25 He didn’t offer himself like the high priest does every year with different blood,

OET-RV HEB 9:26

26 otherwise he would have needed to suffer over and over since the creation of the world. Instead he appeared just once throughout all the ages because sin has been annulled by his sacrifice.

OET-RV HEB 9:27

27 Just as it’s been determined that people will die once and then there’ll be judgement,

OET-RV HEB 9:28

28 so too the messiah was offered once as a sacrifice as an offering for the sins of many people, but will be seen a second time (nothing to do with sin) by those who are eagerly waiting for him.

OET-LV HEB 9:25

25 Nor in _order _that often he _may _be _offering himself, as the chief _priest is _coming _in into the holy places in _every year with blood anothers,

OET-LV HEB 9:26

26 otherwise it _was _fitting him often to _suffer from the_foundation of_the_world.
But right _now once in the_completion of _the ages, because/for the_annulment of _sin by the sacrifice of _him he _has _been _revealed.

OET-LV HEB 9:27

27 And in as _much _as it _is _laid _away to_ the _people once to _die _off, and after this judgement,

OET-LV HEB 9:28

28 thus also the chosen _one /messiah once having _been _offered in _order that of _many to _offer _up the_sins, out _of a_second time apart _from sin will _be _being _seen to _the ones him eagerly _waiting for salvation.

Show passage in OET: HEB 10:12

OET-RV HEB 10:12

12 but this one offered one sacrifice for sins for all time, then sat down on God’s right

OET-LV HEB 10:12

12 But this one one for sins having _offered sacrifice, in the continual:
sat _down at the_right hand of_ the _god,

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3. The new covenant has a better sacrifice than the old covenant; what the blood of bulls and goats could not do, since the atonement they brought could at best be only partial (10:2-3), the blood of Christ has done once for all (9:11-14; 10:1-10).

Show passage in OET: HEB 10:2–3

OET-RV HEB 10:2

2 otherwise they could have stopped offering them because once they were fully ‘clean’, they wouldn’t have needed anymore sacrifices to appease the conscience of their sins.

OET-RV HEB 10:3

3 But as it is, every year there’s a reminder about their sins

OET-LV HEB 10:2

2 Because not would they _ceased being _offered, because _of that not _one to _be _having anymore conscience of _sins, the ones serving once having _been _cleansed?

OET-LV HEB 10:3

3 But in them there _is a_remembrance of _sins in _every year.

Show passage in OET: HEB 9:11–14

OET-RV HEB 9:11

11 But when Messiah came as high priest over what had now become good through the greater and more perfect tent of worship which wasn’t put together by people and isn’t part of this world,

OET-RV HEB 9:12

12 he went once-for-all into the holy places—not by the blood of goats and calves but through his own blood—obtaining eternal redemption for us.

OET-RV HEB 9:13

13 Because if the blood of goats and bulls, and the sprinkling of defiled people with the ashes of a young cow could make them holy by physical purification,

OET-RV HEB 9:14

14 how much more the blood of the messiah who offered himself blameless to God, through the eternal spirit, will then purify your conscience from all useless activities in order that we can serve the living God!

OET-LV HEB 9:11

11 But chosen _one /messiah having _appeared as _chief _priest, of _the having _become good things, by the greater and more _perfect tent, neither of _handmade this is, not of _this the creation,

OET-LV HEB 9:12

12 nor by blood of _goats and calves, but through his own blood, he _came _in once _for _all into the holy places, eternal redemption having _found.

OET-LV HEB 9:13

13 For/Because if the blood of _goats, and bulls, and the_ashes of_a_heifer, sprinkling the ones having _been _defiled, is _sanctifying them for the of _the flesh purification,

OET-LV HEB 9:14

14 by _how _much more the blood of _the chosen _one /messiah, who through the_spirit eternal, himself offered blameless to_ the _god, will _be _purifying the conscience of _you _all from dead works, in _order that to _be _offering _divine _service unto_god the_living.

Show passage in OET: HEB 10:1–10

OET-RV HEB 10:1

10 The law is a shadow of the good things coming, not the exact image of them. Every year they offer the same sacrifices—over and over but never getting nearer to perfection,

OET-RV HEB 10:2

2 otherwise they could have stopped offering them because once they were fully ‘clean’, they wouldn’t have needed anymore sacrifices to appease the conscience of their sins.

OET-RV HEB 10:3

3 But as it is, every year there’s a reminder about their sins

OET-RV HEB 10:4

4 because it’s simply not possible for the blood of goats and bulls to take away sins.

OET-RV HEB 10:5

5 That’s why when Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) came into the world, he said:
⇔ “You don’t want sacrifice and offering,
⇔ but you prepared a body for me.

OET-RV HEB 10:6

6 You took no pleasure in whole burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin.

OET-RV HEB 10:7

7 Then I said, ‘Listen, it’s been written about me in the scroll of the scriptures. I have come, God, to do whatever you want.’ ”

OET-RV HEB 10:8

8 Previously he had said, ‘You don’t want sacrifices and offerings and burnt offerings and offerings for sin, and you didn’t take pleasure in them,’ even though they’re offered according to the law.

OET-RV HEB 10:9

9 Then he said, ‘Listen, I’m coming to do whatever you want.’ So he was terminating the first agreement in order to be able to establish the second one.

OET-RV HEB 10:10

10 By that agreement, we are made holy once-and-for-all through the offering of Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) Messiah’s body.

OET-LV HEB 10:1

10 For/Because a_shadow having the law of _the coming good things, not itself the image of _the matters, in _every year with _the same sacrifices, which they _are _offering to the continual, never are _being _able the ones approaching to _perfect.

OET-LV HEB 10:2

2 Because not would they _ceased being _offered, because _of that not _one to _be _having anymore conscience of _sins, the ones serving once having _been _cleansed?

OET-LV HEB 10:3

3 But in them there _is a_remembrance of _sins in _every year.

OET-LV HEB 10:4

4 For/Because impossible it _is for_the_blood of _goats and of _bulls to _be _taking _away sins.

OET-LV HEB 10:5

5 Therefore coming _in into the world, he _is _saying:
Sacrifice and offering not you _wanted, but a_body you _prepared for _me.

OET-LV HEB 10:6

6 Whole _burnt _offerings and sacrifices for sin not you _took _pleasure.

OET-LV HEB 10:7

7 Then I _said:
Behold, I _am _coming (in the_scroll of_the_scroll it _has _been _written concerning me) which to _do the god the will of _you.

OET-LV HEB 10:8

8 Earlier saying, that Sacrifices, and offerings, and whole _burnt _offerings, and offerings for sin, neither you _wanted, nor you _took _pleasure (which according _to law are _being _offered),

OET-LV HEB 10:9

9 then he _has _said:
Behold, I _am _coming which to _do the will of _you.
He _is _killing the first covenant, in _order _that the second he _may _establish.

OET-LV HEB 10:10

10 By that will, having _been _sanctified we _are through the offering of _the body of_Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) chosen _one /messiah once _for _all.

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6 But on the contrary, Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) has obtained a more special ministry because he’s the mediator of a better agreement which has been legislated with better promises.

OET-LV HEB 8:6

6 On _the _other _hand now of_a_more _special he _has _obtained ministry, by _as _much _as also of_a_better is covenant the_mediator, which on better promises has _been _legislated.

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5. Whereas the old covenant was imperfect (8:7) and thus became obsolete (8:13), the new covenant is perfect and eternal (13:20).

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7 If the first agreement had been faultless, then there wouldn’t have been any need to find a second one to replace it,

OET-LV HEB 8:7

7 For/Because if the first covenant that was blameless, not would for_a_second was _being _sought place.

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13 In calling that ‘new’, he’s made the first agreement out-of-date, and what’s out-of-date and getting old is about to disappear.

OET-LV HEB 8:13

13 In that to _be _saying:
New, he _has _grown _old the first.
But the thing being _grown _old and aging is near disappearance.

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20 Now may the God of peace, the one who brought the wonderful shepherd of the sheep back to life from the dead (by the blood that’s specified in the eternal agreement), our master Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus),

OET-LV HEB 13:20

20 And the god of_ the _peace, the one having _brought _up from the_dead the Shepherd of _the sheep the great, by the_blood of_the_covenant eternal, the master of _us, Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa),

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6. Whereas the old covenant provided a believer with no direct access to God (9:6-8), the new covenant provides a direct access to God that can purify and perfect the believer’s conscience (cf. 9:14 with 9:9).

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OET-RV HEB 9:6

6 And then with all of that having been prepared, the priests entered past everything in the first room of the tent to carry out their sacred services.

OET-RV HEB 9:7

7 However, only the high priest enters the second room, and then only once a year. He can’t go with taking in blood which he offers for the sins of ignorance done by both himself and by the people.

OET-RV HEB 9:8

8 By that, the holy spirit was making it clear that the way into that holy place was not yet open to the public as long as that first tent of worship was still standing.

OET-LV HEB 9:6

6 And these things thus having _been _prepared, into on _one _hand the first tent room, through everything are _entering the priests, the sacred _services accomplishing,

OET-LV HEB 9:7

7 on _the _other _hand into the second, once in _the year only the chief _priest goes, not without blood, which he _is _offering for himself and the of _the people sins _of _ignorance.

OET-LV HEB 9:8

8 This making _evident the spirit the holy is, that _not _yet to _have _revealed the of _the holy places way, still of _the first tent room having standing,

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9 This was an illustration intended for the present time when gifts and sacrifices are still being offered, but are not able to make the conscience of the one serving perfect—

OET-LV HEB 9:9

9 which is a_parable for the time which having _presented, in which gifts both and sacrifices are _being _offered, not being _able concerning conscience to _perfect the one serving,

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7. The new covenant possesses a better “surety,” or guarantee, an oath sworn by God himself (7:20-22).

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OET-RV HEB 7:20

20 And it wasn’t done without an oath, because although men become priests without an oath,

OET-RV HEB 7:21

21 but Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) became a priest by an oath from the one that said:
⇔ ‘Yahweh made an oath
⇔ and won’t rescind it.
⇔ You are priest for this age.’

OET-RV HEB 7:22

22 Because of that oath, Yeshua became the guarantor of a better agreement.

OET-LV HEB 7:20

20 And to as _much _as not apart _from oath, the ones for on _one _hand without an_oath are priests having _become,

OET-LV HEB 7:21

21 on _the _other _hand the one with an_oath by the one saying to him:
Swore the_master, and not will _be _being _regretful:
You are a_priest for the age,

OET-LV HEB 7:22

22 by so _much also of_a_better covenant, has _become the_guarantee, Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa).

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8. The new covenant assures the presence of the Holy Spirit in the life of each believer. The new covenant community has been touched by the promised Spirit (6:4), who, according to Paul, is both the seal and guarantee of their inheritance (see 2 Cor 1:22; 5:5; Eph 1:13-14).

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4 It’s impossible for those who’ve understood this and who’ve tasted the heavenly gift and become partakers of the holy spirit

OET-LV HEB 6:4

4 For/Because impossible it _is the ones once having _been _enlightened, and having _tasted of _the gift the heavenly, and partakers having _been _become of_the_spirit holy,

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22 and God also places his seal on us and places his spirit in our hearts.

OET-LV CO2 1:22

22 who also having _sealed us and having _given the deposit of _the spirit in the hearts of _us.

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5 It’s God who prepared us for this reason—yes, the one who deposited the spirit into us.

OET-LV CO2 5:5

5 And the one having _prepared us for same purpose this god is, the one having _given to _us the deposit of _the spirit.

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13 And you people also, after hearing the message of truth, the good message about being saved, were confirmed by receiving the spirit of pure promise after you believed.

OET-RV EPH 1:14

14 This spirit is the deposit on our inheritance until we procure the freedom which has been bought for us, leading us to praise God’s greatness.

OET-LV EPH 1:13

13 in whom also you _all having _heard the message of_ the _truth, the good _message of _the salvation of _you _all, in whom also having _believed, you _all _were _sealed with _the the holy spirit of_ the _promise,

OET-LV EPH 1:14

14 who is the_deposit of _the inheritance of _us, to the_redemption of _the procuring, to the_praise of _the glory of _him.

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The new covenant and its accompanying new commandment are both fulfillments of what was implicit in the old. The new covenant is written on the heart of each member of the new covenant community by the Holy Spirit. The power of God’s Spirit within, enabling the believer to carry out the new commandment (Rom 8:2-4; Gal 5:16-25), is a distinctive feature of the new covenant.