4For if he were on earth, he would not be a priest at all, seeing there are priests who offer the gifts according to the law;


In Context

1 Now in the things which we are saying, the main point is this. We have such a high priest, who sat down on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens,

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

3 For every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices. Therefore it is necessary that this high priest also have something to offer.

4 For if he were on earth, he would not be a priest at all, seeing there are priests who offer the gifts according to the law;

5 who serve a copy and shadow of the heavenly things, even as Moses was warned by God when he was about to make the tabernacle, for he said, |See, you shall make everything according to the pattern that was shown to you on the mountain.|

6 But now he has obtained a more excellent ministry, by so much as he is also the mediator of a better covenant, which on better promises has been given as law.

Hebrews 8:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:4For if he were on earth, he should not be a priest, seeing that there are priests that offer gifts according to the law:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

8:4If he were on earth, he would not be a priest, for there are already men who offer the gifts prescribed by the law.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

8:4If then he were on earth, he would not be a priest: seeing that there would be others to offer gifts according to the law,

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

8:4Now 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;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:4If then indeed he were upon earth, he would not even be a priest, there being those who offer the gifts according to the law,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

8:4Now 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;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:4For if he were on earth, he would not be a priest, seeing there are priests that offer gifts according to the law:

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

8:4for if, indeed, he were upon earth, he would not be a priest — (there being the priests who are offering according to the law, the gifts,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:4For if he were on earth, he should not be a priest, seeing that there are priests that offer gifts according to the law: