But for me it is good to be near God; I have made the Lord God my refuge, to tell of all your works.
Hebrews 7:19 - New Revised Standard Version (for the law made nothing perfect); there is, on the other hand, the introduction of a better hope, through which we approach God. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For the Law never made anything perfect–but instead a better hope is introduced through which we [now] come close to God. American Standard Version (1901) (for the law made nothing perfect), and a bringing in thereupon of a better hope, through which we draw nigh unto God. Common English Bible (because the Law made nothing perfect). On the other hand, a better hope is introduced, through which we draw near to God. Catholic Public Domain Version For the law led no one to perfection, yet truly it introduced a better hope, through which we draw near to God. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version (For the law brought nothing to perfection,) but a bringing in of a better hope, by which we draw nigh to God. |
But for me it is good to be near God; I have made the Lord God my refuge, to tell of all your works.
The law indeed was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
by this Jesus everyone who believes is set free from all those sins from which you could not be freed by the law of Moses.
through whom we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand; and we boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God.
What then should we say? That the law is sin? By no means! Yet, if it had not been for the law, I would not have known sin. I would not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said, “You shall not covet.”
For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do: by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and to deal with sin, he condemned sin in the flesh,
yet we know that a person is justified not by the works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ. And we have come to believe in Christ Jesus, so that we might be justified by faith in Christ, and not by doing the works of the law, because no one will be justified by the works of the law.
Is the law then opposed to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could make alive, then righteousness would indeed come through the law.
Therefore the law was our disciplinarian until Christ came, so that we might be justified by faith.
in whom we have access to God in boldness and confidence through faith in him.
To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope,
Since the law has only a shadow of the good things to come and not the true form of these realities, it can never, by the same sacrifices that are continually offered year after year, make perfect those who approach.
since God had provided something better so that they would not, apart from us, be made perfect.
And without faith it is impossible to please God, for whoever would approach him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.
Christ, however, was faithful over God's house as a son, and we are his house if we hold firm the confidence and the pride that belong to hope.
Let us therefore approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
so that through two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible that God would prove false, we who have taken refuge might be strongly encouraged to seize the hope set before us.
Now if perfection had been attainable through the levitical priesthood—for the people received the law under this priesthood—what further need would there have been to speak of another priest arising according to the order of Melchizedek, rather than one according to the order of Aaron?
This was confirmed with an oath; for others who became priests took their office without an oath,
Consequently he is able for all time to save those who approach God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.
But Jesus has now obtained a more excellent ministry, and to that degree he is the mediator of a better covenant, which has been enacted through better promises.
This is a symbol of the present time, during which gifts and sacrifices are offered that cannot perfect the conscience of the worshiper,
Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.