lCited from Jer. 31:31-34
Matthew 26:28
28for athis is my bblood of the ▼▼Some manuscripts insert new
covenant, which is poured out for dmany efor the forgiveness of sins. Hebrews 8:6-10
6But as it is, Christ ▼▼Greek he
has obtained a ministry that is gas much more excellent than the old as hthe covenant ihe mediates is better, since it is enacted on better promises. 7 jFor if that first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no occasion to look for a second. 8For he finds fault with them when he says: ▼
▼Some manuscripts For finding fault with it he says to them
l“Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord,
when I will establish a new covenant with the house of Israel
and with the house of Judah,
9not like the covenant that I made with their fathers
on the day when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt.
For they did not continue in my covenant,
and so I showed no concern for them, declares the Lord.
10 mFor this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel
after those days, declares the Lord:
I will put my laws into their minds,
and nwrite them on their hearts,
and I will be their God,
and they shall be my people.
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