Hebrews 7:18

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Hebrews 7:18

For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof.

A disannulling

Galatians 3:15

The weakness

Bible References

A disannulling

Thus if perfection was through the Levitical priesthood, for on the basis of it the people received the law, what further need [is there] for another priest to arise according to the order of Melchizedek and not said to be according to the order of Aaron?

For if that first [covenant] had been faultless, occasion would not have been sought for a second.

For the law, possessing a shadow of the good [things] that are about to come, not the form of things itself, [is] never able {year by year} by means of the same sacrifices which they offer without interruption to make perfect those who draw near.

Therefore, do we nullify the law through faith? May it never be! But we uphold the law.

Brothers, I am speaking according to a human perspective. Nevertheless, [when] the covenant of a man has been ratified, no one declares [it] invalid or adds additional provisions [to it].

The weakness

(for the law [made] nothing perfect), but on the other hand [there is] the introduction of a better hope through which we draw near to God.

For if that first [covenant] had been faultless, occasion would not have been sought for a second.

which [was] a symbol for the present time, in which both the gifts and sacrifices which were offered were not able to perfect the worshiper with respect to the conscience,

Do not be carried away by various and strange teachings, for [it is] good [for] the heart to be strengthened by grace, not by foods by which those who participate have not benefited.

by this one everyone who believes is justified!

For what [was] impossible for the law, in that it was weak through the flesh, God [did]. [By] sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and concerning sin, he condemned sin in the flesh,

But now, [because you] have come to know God, or rather have come to be known by God, how can you turn back again to the weak and miserable elemental spirits? Do you want to be enslaved to them all over again?

For the training of the body is {somewhat} profitable, but godliness is profitable for everything, [because it] holds promise for the present life and for the [life] to come.