a servant of the sanctuary and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, not man.

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  • WEB World English Bible

    a servant of the sanctuary and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, not man.

  • TYNDALE Tyndale New Testament (1534)

    and is a minister of holy thynges and of the very tabernacle which God pyght and not man.

  • GNV Geneva Bible (1599)

    And is a minister of the Sanctuarie, and of that true Tabernacle which the Lord pight, and not man.

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Cross-references (11)

Passages linked to Hebrews 8:2 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.

  • Exodus 33:7 Now Moses used to take the tent and pitch it outside the camp, far away from the camp, and he called it “The Tent of Meeting.” Everyone who sought Yahweh went out to the Tent of Meeting, which was outside the camp.
  • Romans 15:8 Now I say that Christ has been made a servant of the circumcision for the truth of God, that he might confirm the promises given to the fathers,
  • 2 Corinthians 5:1 For we know that if the earthly house of our tent is dissolved, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal, in the heavens.
  • Hebrews 9:23-24 It was necessary therefore that the copies of the things in the heavens should be cleansed with these, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. For Christ hasn’t entered into holy places made with hands, which are representations of the true, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us;
  • Exodus 28:1 “Bring Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, near to you from among the children of Israel, that he may minister to me in the priest’s office: Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s sons.
  • Exodus 28:35 It shall be on Aaron to minister: and its sound shall be heard when he goes in to the holy place before Yahweh, and when he comes out, that he not die.
  • Luke 24:44 He said to them, “This is what I told you, while I was still with you, that all things which are written in the law of Moses, the prophets, and the psalms, concerning me must be fulfilled.”
  • Colossians 2:11 In him you were also circumcised with a circumcision not made with hands, in the putting off of the body of the sins of the flesh, in the circumcision of Christ,
  • Hebrews 9:8-12 The Holy Spirit is indicating this, that the way into the Holy Place wasn’t yet revealed while the first tabernacle was still standing. This is a symbol of the present age, where gifts and sacrifices are offered that are incapable, concerning the conscience, of making the worshiper perfect, being only (with meats and drinks and various washings) fleshly ordinances, imposed until a time of reformation. But Christ having come as a high priest of the coming good things, through the greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this creation, nor yet through the blood of goats and calves, but through his own blood, entered in once for all into the Holy Place, having obtained eternal redemption.
  • Hebrews 10:21 and having a great priest over God’s house,
  • Hebrews 11:10 For he looked for the city which has the foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

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John Calvin 1540 · Public Domain 2. Of the sanctuary, or, literally, of holy things,…

2. Of the sanctuary, or, literally, of holy things, etc. The word is to be taken, as being in the neuter gender; and the Apostle explains himself by saying, of the true tabernacle.

But it may be asked, whether the tabernacle built by Moses was a false one, and presumptuously constructed, for there is an implied contrast in the words? To this I answer, that to us mentioned here is not set in opposition to what is false, but only to what is typical; as we find in John 1:17, “The law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.” Then the old tabernacle was not the empty inventions of man, but the effigy of the heavenly tabernacle. As, however, a shadow differs from the substance, and the sign from the thing signified, the Apostle denies it to have been the true tabernacle, as though he had said, that it was only a shadow.

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Which the Lord pitched, or, fixed, etc. What does the Apostle mean by locating Christ’s priesthood in heaven? For doubtless he suffered on earth, and by an earthly blood he atoned for our sins, for he derived his origin from the seed of Abraham; the sacrifice of his death was visible; and lastly, that he might offer himself to the Father, it was necessary for him to descend from heaven to the earth, and as man to become exposed to the sorrows of this mortal life, and at length to death itself. To all this I reply, that whatever of an earthly kind appears at first sight to be in Christ, it is to be viewed spiritually by the eye of faith. Thus his flesh, which proceeded from the seed of Abraham, since it was the temple of God, possessed a vivifying power; yea, the death of Christ became the life of the world, which is certainly above nature. The Apostle therefore does not refer to what belongs peculiarly to human nature, but to the hidden power of the Spirit; and hence it is, that the death of Christ has nothing earthly in it. When therefore we speak of Christ, let us learn to raise up all our thoughts to the kingdom of God, so that no doubt may remain in us.

Nearly to the same purpose is the language of Paul in 2 Corinthians 5:1; he calls God the builder of this tabernacle, in order to set forth its stability and perpetuity; for, on the other hand, what is built by men’s hands, is unstable, and at last sure to perish. But he says this, because redemption was truly a divine work, attained by the death of Christ; and in this the power of Christ manifested itself in a wonderful manner.

John Calvin's Commentaries (1540-1563) — public domain. Text from the Calvin Translation Society English edition (1840s-50s) via the Christian Classics Ethereal Library (ccel.org). Calvin's coverage is partial (roughly two-thirds of the Bible); uncommented books and verses are honest gaps, never fabricated. The 19th-century editor's footnotes and remarks are omitted so the notes are faithfully Calvin's own voice.

Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Of his body.
John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2 A minister of the sanctuary, and of the…
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain A minister; this is spoken of the High Priest…
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain A minister of the sanctuary,.... The heavenly one, so…
John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain A minister - Who represents his own sacrifice, as…
Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 2. A minister of the sanctuary] των αγιων…
Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Heb 8:2. A minister — Λειτουργος, a public minister,…
Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain A minister of the sanctuary - Margin, “or holy…
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain A minister of the holies. Literally, of the holy…
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain minister--The Greek term implies priestly ministry in the temple.
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 2. A minister—A performer of sacred rites.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 2. a minister] From this word leitourgos (derived from…
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (2) Of the sanctuary.—The word here rendered “minister” (see…
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain A minister of the sanctuary, (twn agiwn , neuter,…
The Biblical Illustrator 1887 · Public Domain The true tabernacle
B. W. Johnson 1891 · Public Domain 2. A minister of the sanctuary. Not of any…

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