Hebrews 7:18

Easy To Read Version

The old rule (law) is now ended because it was weak and worthless.

Cross References

Romans 3:31

So do we destroy the law by following the way of faith? No! Faith causes us to be what the law truly wants.

Romans 8:3

The law {\cf2\super [61]} was without power because the law was made weak by our sinful selves. But God did what the law could not do. God sent his own Son to earth with the same human life that other people use for sin. God sent his Son to be an offering to pay for sin. So God used a human life to condemn (destroy) sin.

Galatians 3:15

Brothers and sisters, let me give you an example: Think about an agreement that one person makes with another person. After that agreement is made official, no person can stop that agreement or add anything to it. And no person can ignore that agreement.

Galatians 3:17

This is what I mean: The agreement \{that God gave to Abraham\} was made official long before the law {\cf2\super [38]} came. The law came 430 years later. So the law could not take away the agreement and change God’s promise.

Galatians 3:21

Does this mean that the law {\cf2\super [41]} is against God’s promises? No! If there was a law that could give life to people, then we could be made right by following law.

Galatians 4:21

Some of you people still want to be under the law \{of Moses\}. Tell me, do you know what the law says?

Galatians 4:9

But now you know the true God. Really, it is God who knows you. So why do you turn back to those weak and useless rules you followed before? Do you want to be slaves to those things again?

1 Timothy 4:8

Training (teaching) your body helps you in some ways. But serving God helps you in every way. Serving God brings you blessings in this life and in the future life too.

Hebrews 13:9

Don’t let all kinds of strange teachings lead you into the wrong way. Your hearts should be strengthened by God’s grace (kindness), not by obeying rules about foods. Obeying those rules doesn’t help people.

Hebrews 7:19

The law \{of Moses\} could not make anything perfect. And now a better hope has been given to us. And with that hope we can come near to God.