Ibrani 8:1-2

The High Priest of a Better Covenant

8:1 Now the main point of what we are saying is this: ¹  We have such a high priest, one who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven, ²  8:2 a minister in the sanctuary and the true tabernacle that the Lord, not man, set up.

Ibrani 12:1

The Lord’s Discipline

12:1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, ³  we must get rid of every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and run with endurance the race set out for us,

[8:1]  ¹ tn Grk “the main point of the things being said.”

[8:1]  ² sn An allusion to Ps 110:1; see Heb 1:3, 13.

[12:1]  ³ tn Grk “having such a great cloud of witnesses surrounding us.”