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Now the main point in what has been said is this: we have such a ahigh priest, who has taken His seat at bthe right hand of the throne of the bMajesty in the heavens,
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a aminister in the sanctuary and in the btrue tabernacle, which the Lord cpitched, not man.
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For every ahigh priest is appointed bto offer both gifts and sacrifices; so it is necessary that this high priest also have something to offer.
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Now if He were on earth, He would not be a priest at all, since there are those who aoffer the gifts according to the Law;
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who serve aa copy and bshadow of the heavenly things, just as Moses was cwarned by God when he was about to erect the tabernacle; for, "dSEE," He says, "THAT YOU MAKE all things ACCORDING TO THE PATTERN WHICH WAS SHOWN YOU ON THE MOUNTAIN."
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But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, by as much as He is also the amediator of ba better covenant, which has been enacted on better promises.
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For aif that first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no occasion sought for a second.
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For finding fault with them, He says,