NEW TESTAMENT

Hebrews 8:1

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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,

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Verse 1. Of the things spoken [1] the sum is. This word sum, many expound, as if Saint Paul said: I will sum up, and give you an abridgment or recapitulation of what I have said. But Saint John Chrysostom and others, by the Greek would rather understand the chief, or greatest thing of all, when he adds, that Christ is our high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of majesty in the heavens. Witham.

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