Hebrews 8:2
And he is the minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which God hath pitched, and not man.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man.
In Context
Cross References
Romans 15:8Now I say, that Jesus Messiah ministered to the circumcision, in behalf of the truth of God, in order to confirm the promise made to the fathers;
Colossians 2:11And in him ye have been circumcised with a circumcision without hands, by casting off the flesh of sins, by a circumcision of the Messiah.
Hebrews 9:23For it was necessary that these, the emblems of heavenly things, should be purified, with those things; but the heavenly things themselves, with sacrifices superior to them.
Hebrews 11:10For he looked for the city that hath a foundation, of which the builder and maker is God.
Matthew Henry on Hebrews 8:2-6
The Priesthood of Christ. ( a. d. 62.) 1 Now of the things which we have spoken this is the sum: We have such a high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens; 2 A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man. 3 For every high priest is ordained to offer gifts and sacrifices: wherefore it is of necessity that this man have somewhat also to offer. 4 For if he were on earth, he should not be a priest, seeing that there are priests… Read the whole commentary →