Hebrews 8:12

And I will have mercy on their evil-doing, and I will not keep their sins in mind.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.

In Context

11And there will be no need for every man to be teaching his brother, or his neighbour, saying, This is the knowledge of the Lord: for they will all have knowledge of me, great and small.

13When he says, A new agreement, he has made the first agreement old. But anything which is getting old and past use will not be seen much longer.

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Cross References

Psalms 65:3\65:2\To you, O hearer of prayer, let the words of all flesh come.

Isaiah 44:22I have put your evil doings out of my mind like a thick cloud, and your sins like a mist: come back to me; for I have taken up your cause.

Jeremiah 50:20In those days and in that time, says the Lord, when the evil-doing of Israel is looked for, there will be nothing; and in Judah no sins will be seen: for I will have forgiveness for those whom I will keep safe.

Acts 13:38And so, let it be clear to you, my brothers, that through this man forgiveness of sins is offered to you:

Ephesians 1:7In whom we have salvation through his blood, the forgiveness of our sins, through the wealth of his grace,

Hebrews 10:16This is the agreement which I will make with them after those days, says the Lord; I will put my laws in their hearts, writing them in their minds; he said,

Matthew Henry on Hebrews 8:7-13

The Old and New Covenant. ( a. d. 62.) 6 But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises. 7 For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second. 8 For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah: 9 Not according to the covenant that I made with their… Read the whole commentary →

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