Hebrews 8:7
Hebrews 8:6-13 The Message (MSG)
But Jesus’ priestly work far surpasses what these other priests do, since he’s working from a far better plan. If the first plan—the old covenant—had worked out, a second wouldn’t have been needed. But we know the first was found wanting, because God said, Heads up! The days are coming when I’ll set up a new plan for dealing with Israel and Judah. I’ll throw out the old plan I set up with their ancestors when I led them by the hand out of Egypt. They didn’t keep their part of the bargain, so I looked away and let it go. This new plan I’m making with Israel isn’t going to be written on paper, isn’t going to be chiseled in stone; This time I’m writing out the plan in them, carving it on the lining of their hearts. I’ll be their God, they’ll be my people. They won’t go to school to learn about me, or buy a book called God in Five Easy Lessons. They’ll all get to know me firsthand, the little and the big, the small and the great. They’ll get to know me by being kindly forgiven, with the slate of their sins forever wiped clean. By coming up with a new plan, a new covenant between God and his people, God put the old plan on the shelf. And there it stays, gathering dust.
Hebrews 8:7 King James Version (KJV)
For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second.
Hebrews 8:7 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
For if that first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no occasion sought for a second.
Hebrews 8:7 New Century Version (NCV)
If there had been nothing wrong with the first agreement, there would have been no need for a second agreement.
Hebrews 8:7 American Standard Version (ASV)
For if that first covenant had been faultless, then would no place have been sought for a second.
Hebrews 8:7 New International Version (NIV)
For if there had been nothing wrong with that first covenant, no place would have been sought for another.
Hebrews 8:7 New King James Version (NKJV)
For if that first covenant had been faultless, then no place would have been sought for a second.
Hebrews 8:7 Amplified Bible (AMP)
For if that first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no occasion for a second one or an attempt to institute another one [the new covenant].
Hebrews 8:7 New Living Translation (NLT)
If the first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no need for a second covenant to replace it.