Hebrews 8:13

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

When the Lord talks about a new agreement, he means that the first one is out of date. And anything that is old and useless will soon disappear.

Cross References

Isaiah 51:6

Look closely at the sky! Stare at the earth. The sky will vanish like smoke; the earth will wear out like clothes. Everyone on this earth will die like flies. But my victory will last; my saving power never ends.

Matthew 24:35

The sky and the earth won't last for ever, but my words will.

Luke 22:20

After the meal he took another cup of wine in his hands. Then he said, “This is my blood. It is poured out for you, and with it God makes his new agreement.

1 Corinthians 13:8

Love never fails! Everyone who prophesies will stop, and unknown languages will no longer be spoken. All that we know will be forgotten.

2 Corinthians 3:6

He makes us worthy to be the servants of his new agreement that comes from the Holy Spirit and not from a written Law. After all, the Law brings death, but the Spirit brings life.

2 Corinthians 5:17

Anyone who belongs to Christ is a new person. The past is forgotten, and everything is new.

Hebrews 1:11

They will all disappear and wear out like clothes, but you will last for ever.

Hebrews 12:24

And Jesus is here! He is the one who makes God's new agreement with us, and his sprinkled blood says much better things than the blood of Abel.

Hebrews 7:22

This means that Jesus guarantees us a better agreement with God.

Hebrews 8:6

Now Christ has been appointed to serve as a priest in a much better way, and he has given us much assurance of a better agreement.

Hebrews 8:8

But the Lord found fault with it and said, “I tell you the time will come, when I will make a new agreement with the people of Israel and the people of Judah.

Hebrews 9:15

Christ died to rescue those who had sinned and broken the old agreement. Now he brings his chosen ones a new agreement with its guarantee of God's eternal blessings!