1 Κεφάλαιον δε των λεγομένων είναι τούτο, Τοιούτον έχομεν αρχιερέα, όστις εκάθησεν εν δεξιά του θρόνου της μεγαλωσύνης εν τοις ουρανοίς, 2 λειτουργός των αγίων και της σκηνής της αληθινής, την οποίαν κατεσκεύασεν ο Κύριος, και ουχί άνθρωπος. 3 Διότι πας αρχιερεύς καθίσταται διά να προσφέρη δώρα και θυσίας· όθεν είναι αναγκαίον να έχη και ούτός τι, το οποίον να προσφέρη. 4 Επειδή εάν ήτο επί γης, ουδέ ήθελεν είσθαι ιερεύς, διότι υπήρχον οι ιερείς οι προσφέροντες τα δώρα κατά τον νόμον, 5 οίτινες λειτουργούσιν εις υπόδειγμα και σκιάν των επουρανίων, καθώς ελαλήθη προς τον Μωϋσήν ότε έμελλε να κατασκευάση την σκηνήν· διότι Πρόσεχε, λέγει, να κάμης πάντα κατά τον τύπον τον δειχθέντα εις σε εν τω όρει. 6 Τώρα όμως ο Χριστός έλαβεν εξοχωτέραν λειτουργίαν, καθόσον είναι και ανωτέρας διαθήκης μεσίτης, ήτις ενομοθετήθη με ανωτέρας επαγγελίας. 7 Διότι εάν η πρώτη εκείνη ήτο άμεμπτος, δεν ήθελε ζητείσθαι τόπος διά την δευτέραν. 8 Διότι μεμφόμενος αυτούς λέγει· Ιδού, έρχονται ημέραι, λέγει Κύριος, και θέλω συντελέσει επί τον οίκον του Ισραήλ και επί τον οίκον του Ιούδα διαθήκην καινήν, 9 ουχί κατά την διαθήκην, την οποίαν έκαμον προς τους πατέρας αυτών, καθ' ην ημέραν επίασα αυτούς από της χειρός διά να εξαγάγω αυτούς εκ γης Αιγύπτου· διότι αυτοί δεν ενέμειναν εις την διαθήκην μου, και εγώ ημέλησα αυτούς, λέγει Κύριος. 10 Διότι αύτη είναι η διαθήκη, την οποίαν θέλω κάμει προς τον οίκον του Ισραήλ μετά τας ημέρας εκείνας, λέγει Κύριος· Θέλω δώσει τους νόμους μου εις την διάνοιαν αυτών, και θέλω γράψει αυτούς επί της καρδίας αυτών, και θέλω είσθαι εις αυτούς Θεός, και αυτοί θέλουσιν είσθαι εις εμέ λαός. 11 Και δεν θέλουσι διδάσκει έκαστος τον πλησίον αυτού και έκαστος τον αδελφόν αυτού, λέγων· Γνώρισον τον Κύριον· διότι πάντες θέλουσι με γνωρίζει από μικρού έως μεγάλου αυτών· 12 διότι θέλω είσθαι ίλεως εις τας αδικίας αυτών, και τας αμαρτίας αυτών και τας ανομίας αυτών δεν θέλω ενθυμείσθαι πλέον. 13 Λέγων δε καινήν, έκαμε παλαιάν την πρώτην· το δε παλαιούμενον και γηράσκον είναι πλησίον αφανισμού.
Hebrews · Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
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Notes on this text (2)
- The Old Testament is translated from the Hebrew, not from the Septuagint read in the Orthodox Church; there are no deuterocanonical books.
- Katharevousa (learned 19th-century Greek), as in the CrossWire module (text from theword.gr).
Cross references (13)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Hebrews 1:3; Colossians 3:1; Revelation 3:21; Hebrews 12:2; Hebrews 7:26–28
- 2 Exodus 33:7; 2 Corinthians 5:1; Romans 15:8; Hebrews 9:23–24; Hebrews 10:21
- 3 Ephesians 5:2; Hebrews 5:1; Hebrews 9:14; Hebrews 10:9–12; Hebrews 7:27
- 4 Hebrews 7:11–15; Hebrews 5:1; Numbers 18:5; Numbers 17:12–13; 2 Chronicles 26:18–19
- 5 Exodus 25:40; Colossians 2:17; Hebrews 10:1; Exodus 26:30; Exodus 27:8
- 6 Hebrews 7:22; Galatians 3:16–21; Hebrews 12:24; Luke 22:20; 2 Peter 1:4
- 7 Hebrews 7:11; Galatians 3:21; Hebrews 7:18; Hebrews 8:6
- 8 Jeremiah 31:31–34; Hebrews 10:16–17; Hebrews 12:24; Jeremiah 32:40; Hebrews 9:15
- 9 Jeremiah 31:32; Galatians 4:24; Ezekiel 20:37–38; Mark 8:23; Job 8:20
- 10 Ezekiel 36:26–28; Jeremiah 31:33; 2 Corinthians 3:3; Ezekiel 11:19–20; Hebrews 10:16–17
- 11 Jeremiah 31:34; Isaiah 54:13; John 6:45; 1 John 2:27; Jeremiah 24:7
- 12 Isaiah 43:25; Hebrews 10:16–17; Romans 11:27; Micah 7:19; 1 John 1:7–9
- 13 2 Corinthians 5:17; Hebrews 7:18–19; Hebrews 7:11–12; Hebrews 9:15; Hebrews 9:9–10
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What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
How these were chosen
“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
Paul mixes the lowly things with the lofty, ever imitating his Master, so that the lowly become the path to the lofty, and through the former we are led to the latter, and when we are amid the great things we learn that these [lowly ones] were a condescension. This accordingly he does here also.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 14 (1889)
… of Israel: after those days, saith the Lord, I will give my laws in their mind, and will write them upon their hearts, and I will see to them; and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people;" --without doubt this is prophesied to the Jerusalem above, whose reward is God Himself, and …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
… thou mayest learn that this was far better, hear what He saith by the Prophet: "I will make a new covenant with you, putting my laws into their mind, and in their heart I will write them," and, "they shall be all taught of God." And Paul too, pointing out the same superiority, said, that they had received a law …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
… when Paul testified in the spirit concerning Christ "that he is at the right hand of God;" when the Father says, "Sit thou on my right hand;" when the Holy Spirit bears witness that he has sat down on "the right hand of the majesty" of God; we attempt to degrade him who shares the honour and the throne, from …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 8 (1895)
God indeed said to Moses, Look that thou make them after their pattern which was shewed thee in the mount.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 9 (1899)