Hebrews 8:1
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;
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In Context
2A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man.
Cross References
1 Chronicles 29:11Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and on the earth is thine ; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all.
Psalms 21:5His glory is great in thy salvation: honor and majesty hast thou laid upon him.
Psalms 104:1Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honor and majesty.
Psalms 145:12To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of his kingdom.
Micah 5:4And he will stand and feed in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God; and they shall abide: for now will he be great to the ends of the earth.
Colossians 3:1If ye then be raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
Matthew Henry on Hebrews 8:1
In this chapter the apostle pursues his former subject, the priesthood of Christ. And, I. He sums up what he had already said, ver. 1, 2 . II. He sets before them the necessary parts of the priestly office, ver. 3-5 . And, III. Largely illustrates the excellency of the priesthood of Christ, by considering the excellency of that new dispensation or covenant for which Christ is the Mediator, ver. 6, to the end . Read the whole commentary →