Hebrews 8:13
By speaking of a new covenant, He has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and aging will soon disappear.
Note Literally In saying new; here and in Hebrews 9:1 and 18, covenant is included for clarity but is not contained in the Greek. A broader interpretation could also include priesthood or tabernacle.
In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away.
In that he says, “A new covenant”, he has made the first obsolete. But that which is becoming obsolete and grows aged is near to vanishing away.
In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old. But that which is becoming old and waxeth aged is nigh unto vanishing away.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- A new
- Hebrews 8:8
- he hath
- Hebrews 7:11, 12, 18, 19; Hebrews 9:9, 10
- ready
- Isaiah 51:6; Matthew 24:35; 1 Corinthians 13:8; 2 Corinthians 5:17