希伯来书 8:7
For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second.
Context
This verse from 希伯来书 Chapter 8 connects to 4 cross-references. 耶稣坐在天上至大者宝座右边，是那真帐幕中的执事。第一个约因为不是没有缺憾，就有第二个约来代替。那些约是人心的过失，不是约文本身的缺憾。新约写在人心里，并且不再记念他们的罪愆了。那渐旧渐衰的，不久就消没了。
其他译本
For if that first covenant had been faultless, then would no place have been sought for a second.
for if that first were faultless, a place would not have been sought for a second.
For if that first agreement had been as good as possible, there would have been no place for a second.
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