19(for the law made nothing perfect), and a better hope is introduced, by which we draw near to God.


In Context

16 one who has become a priest not on the basis of a regulation as to his ancestry but on the basis of the power of an indestructible life.

17 For it is declared: "You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek."

18 The former regulation is set aside because it was weak and useless

19 (for the law made nothing perfect), and a better hope is introduced, by which we draw near to God.

20 And it was not without an oath! Others became priests without any oath,

21 but he became a priest with an oath when God said to him: "The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind: 'You are a priest forever.' "

Hebrews 7:19 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:19For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope [did;] by the which we draw nigh unto God.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

7:19(For the law brought nothing to perfection,) but a bringing in of a better hope, by which we draw nigh to God.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

7:19(for the law made nothing perfect), and a bringing in thereupon of a better hope, through which we draw nigh unto God.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:19(for the law perfected nothing,) and the introduction of a better hope by which we draw nigh to God.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

7:19(for the law made nothing perfect), and a bringing in thereupon of a better hope, through which we draw nigh unto God.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:19For the law made nothing perfect, but the introduction of a better hope did; by which we draw nigh to God.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:19(for the law made nothing perfect), and a bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw near to God.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

7:19(for nothing did the law perfect) and the bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw nigh to God.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:19For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw near to God.