Hebrews 8:4
For if he were on earth, he should not be a priest, seeing that there are priests that offer gifts according to the law:
KJV
εἰ μὲν οὖν ἦν ἐπὶ γῆς, οὐδ’ ἂν ἦν ἱερεύς, ὄντων τῶν προσφερόντων κατὰ νόμον τὰ δῶρα·
Greek NT
Si ergo esset super terram, nec esset sacerdos : cum essent qui offerent secundum legem munera,
Vulgate
Now if he were on earth, he would not be a priest at all, seeing there are those who offer the gifts according to the law;
ASV
If then he were on earth, he would not be a priest: seeing that there would be others to offer gifts according to the law.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
14 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Textual variants
3 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
- οὖν — SBLGNT
- οὖν — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- γὰρ — Robinson-Pierpont
- ὄντων — SBLGNT
- ὄντων — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- + τῶν ἱερέων — Robinson-Pierpont
- νόμον — SBLGNT
- νόμον — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- τὸν νόμον — Robinson-Pierpont
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 2Chr 26:18 — And they withstood Uzziah the king, and said unto him, It appertaineth not unto thee, Uzziah, to burn incense unto the LORD, but to the priests the sons of Aaron, that are consecrated to burn incense:
- Heb 5:1 — For every high priest taken from among men is ordained for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins:
- Heb 7:11 — If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and no
- Num 16:40 — To be a memorial unto the children of Israel, that no stranger, which is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the LORD; that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as the LORD
- Num 17:12 — And the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying, Behold, we die, we perish, we all perish.
- Num 18:5 — And ye shall keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar: that there be no wrath any more upon the children of Israel.