Hebrews 8:4 - Easy To Read Version If our high priest were now living on earth, then he would not be a priest. I say this because there are already priests here who follow the law by offering gifts to God. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For if he were on earth, he should not be a priest, seeing that there are priests that offer gifts according to the law: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition If then He were still living on earth, He would not be a priest at all, for there are [already priests] who offer the gifts in accordance with the Law. American Standard Version (1901) Now if he were on earth, he would not be a priest at all, seeing there are those who offer the gifts according to the law; Common English Bible If he was located on earth, he wouldn’t be a priest because there are already others who offer gifts based on the Law. Catholic Public Domain Version And so, if he were upon the earth, he would not be a priest, since there would be others to offer gifts according to the law, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version If then he were on earth, he would not be a priest: seeing that there would be others to offer gifts according to the law, |
He did this the way the Lord commanded him through Moses. This was a sign to help the people of Israel remember that only a person from the family of Aaron should burn incense [215] before the Lord. Any other person who burns incense before the Lord will die like Korah and his followers.
“You are responsible for caring for the holy place and the altar. [233] I don’t want to become angry with the people of Israel again.
Every day the priests stand and do their religious service. Again and again the priests offer the same sacrifices. {\cf2\super [127]} But those sacrifices can never take away sins.
Cain and Abel both offered sacrifices {\cf2\super [143]} to God. But Abel offered a better sacrifice to God because Abel had faith. God said he was pleased with the things Abel offered. And so God called Abel a good man because Abel had faith. Abel died, but through his faith he is still speaking.
Every Jewish high priest {\cf2\super [36]} is chosen from among men. That priest is given the work of helping people with the things they must do for God. That priest must offer to God gifts and sacrifices {\cf2\super [37]} for sins.
He is not like those other priests. Those other priests had to offer (give) sacrifices {\cf2\super [75]} every day. They had to offer sacrifices first for their own sins and then for the sins of the people. But Christ doesn’t need to do that. Christ offered only one sacrifice for all time. Christ offered himself.
Every high priest {\cf2\super [80]} has the work of offering gifts and sacrifices {\cf2\super [81]} to God. So our high priest must also offer something to God.
This is an example for us today. This shows that the gifts and sacrifices {\cf2\super [103]} that were offered to God were not able to fully cleanse the person who was worshiping God. Those sacrifices could not make that person perfect in his heart.