Hebrews 8:6 — compare English translations
Compare translationsHebrews 8:6 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
νυνὶ
nyní
G3570
now
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
διαφορωτέρας
diáphoros
G1313
different
τέτυχεν
tynchánō
G5177
to happen
λειτουργίας
leitourgía
G3009
public office
ὅσῳ
hósos
G3745
how much
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
κρείττονός
kreíttōn
G2909
more excellent
ἐστιν
eimí
G1510
to be
διαθήκης
diathḗkē
G1242
covenant
μεσίτης
mesítēs
G3316
mediator
ἥτις
hóstis
G3748
whoever
ἐπὶ
epí
G1909
upon
κρείττοσιν
kreíttōn
G2909
more excellent
ἐπαγγελίαις
epangelía
G1860
announcement
νενομοθέτηται
nomothetéō
G3549
to enact
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
But now he has obtained a more excellent ministry, by so much as he is also the mediator of a better covenant, which has been enacted on better promises.
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King James Version Public Domain
But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But now he has obtained a far superior ministry, in as much as he is also the mediator of a better covenant, which has been legislated on better promises.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).