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


In Context

16 who came not according to the law of a fleshly command, but according to the power of an endless life,

17 for He doth testify — 'Thou art a priest — to the age, according to the order of Melchisedek;'

18 for a disannulling indeed doth come of the command going before because of its weakness, and unprofitableness,

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

20 And inasmuch as it is not apart from oath, (for those indeed apart from oath are become priests,

21 and he with an oath through Him who is saying unto him, 'The Lord sware, and will not repent, Thou art a priest — to the age, according to the order of Melchisedek;')

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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

7:19(for the law made nothing perfect), and a better hope is introduced, by which we draw near to 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 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.