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Hebrews 8:4

Now if He were on earth, He would not be a priest, since there are already priests who offer gifts according to the law.

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Hebrews 8:4 has 7 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 2 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Hebrews 7:11–15 (6 votes) and Hebrews 5:1 (5 votes). 4 other verses point back to it. It links with 5 other books, from Exodus 40 to Hebrews 11.

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Which verses does Hebrews 8:4 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Hebrews 7:11–156 votes

    Now if perfection could have been attained through the Levitical priesthood (for on this basis the people received the law), why was there still need for another priest to appear—one in the order of Melchizedek and not in the order of Aaron? For when the priesthood is changed, the law must be changed as well. …

  2. Hebrews 5:15 votes

    Every high priest is appointed from among men to represent them in matters relating to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins.

  3. Numbers 16:403 votes

    just as the LORD commanded him through Moses. This was to be a reminder to the Israelites that no outsider who is not a descendant of Aaron should approach to offer incense before the LORD, lest he become like Korah and his followers.

  4. Numbers 17:12–133 votes

    Then the Israelites declared to Moses, “Look, we are perishing! We are lost; we are all lost! Anyone who comes near the tabernacle of the LORD will die. Are we all going to perish?”

  5. Numbers 18:53 votes

    And you shall attend to the duties of the sanctuary and of the altar, so that wrath may not fall on the Israelites again.

  6. 2 Chronicles 26:18–193 votes

    They took their stand against King Uzziah and said, “Uzziah, you have no right to offer incense to the LORD. Only the priests, the descendants of Aaron, are consecrated to burn incense. Leave the sanctuary, for you have acted unfaithfully; you will not receive honor from the LORD God.” Uzziah, with a censer in his hand to offer incense, was enraged. But while he raged against the priests in their presence in the house of the LORD before the altar of incense, leprosy broke out on his forehead.

  7. Hebrews 11:42 votes

    By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous when God gave approval to his gifts. And by faith he still speaks, even though he is dead.

Which verses point to Hebrews 8:4?

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