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Now if he were on earth, he would not be a priest at all, since there are priests who offer gifts according to the law. They offer worship in a sanctuary that is a sketch and shadow of the heavenly one; for Moses, when he was about to erect the tent,[a] was warned, ‘See that you make everything according to the pattern that was shown you on the mountain.’ But Jesus[b] 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.

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  1. Hebrews 8:5 Or tabernacle
  2. Hebrews 8:6 Gk he

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