Hebrews 7:18

New International Reader's Version

The old rule is set aside. It was weak and useless.

Cross References

Acts 13:39

Through him everyone who believes is set free from every sin. Moses’ law could not make you right in God’s eyes.

Romans 3:31

Does faith make the law useless? Not at all! We agree with the law.

Romans 8:3

The written law was made weak by the power of sin. But God did what the written law could not do. He made his Son to be like those who live under the power of sin. God sent him to be an offering for sin. Jesus suffered God’s judgment against our sin.

Galatians 3:15

Brothers and sisters, let me give you an example from everyday life. No one can get rid of an official agreement between people. No one can add to it. It can’t be changed after it has been made. It is the same with God’s covenant agreement.

Galatians 3:17

Here is what I mean. The law came 430 years after the promise. But the law does not get rid of God’s covenant and promise. The covenant had already been made by God. So the law does not do away with the promise.

Galatians 3:21

So is the law opposed to God’s promises? Certainly not! What if a law had been given that could give life? Then people could become right with God by obeying the law.

Galatians 4:21

You who want to be under the authority of the law, tell me something. Don’t you know what the law says?

Galatians 4:9

But now you know God. Even better, God knows you. So why are you turning back to those weak and worthless powers? Do you want to be slaves to them all over again?

1 Timothy 4:8

Training the body has some value. But being godly has value in every way. It promises help for the life you are now living and the life to come.

Hebrews 13:9

Don’t let all kinds of strange teachings lead you astray. It is good that God’s grace makes our hearts strong. Don’t try to grow strong by eating foods that the law requires. They have no value for the people who eat them.

Hebrews 7:19

The law didn’t make anything perfect. Now a better hope has been given to us. That hope brings us near to God.