Hebrews 8:7
For if the first covenant had been faultless, no place had there been for this second.
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
In The King James Version
For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second.
In Context
Cross References
Hebrews 7:11If, therefore, Perfection were to be through the priesthood of the Levoyee, by which the law has been put upon the people, why was there another Priest required, who should arise in the resemblance of Malki-Zedek? For he had said, In the likeness of Aharun he shall be.
Hebrews 8:6But now a ministry which is better than that hath Jeshu Meshiha received, by so much as that covenant of which he is made the Mediator is better, and was given with better promises, than that.
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 →