KJV ORIGINAL
For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Look, if that first agreement between God and people had been perfect, why would anyone need to create a second one?
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes you need a better contract — even with God.
📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?
The letter to the Hebrews was written by an anonymous author to Jewish Christians in the first century CE. It was written to encourage them not to abandon their faith in Christ and revert to Judaism, by demonstrating Christ's superiority to the Old Covenant.
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