Hebrews 8:4 — Compare Translations

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If then He were still living on earth, He would not be a priest at all, for there are [already priests] who offer the gifts in accordance with the Law.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

If then He were still living on earth, He would not be a priest at all, for there are [already priests] who offer the gifts in accordance with the Law.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

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

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Now if he were on earth, he wouldn’t be a priest, since there are those offering the gifts prescribed by the law.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

If then indeed he were upon earth, he would not even be a priest, there being those who offer the gifts according to the law,

English EASY 2024

If he were now living on earth, then he would not be a priest. There are already priests on earth who offer gifts to God. They do this in the way that Moses' Law tells them.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

If our high priest were now living on earth, he would not be a priest. I say this because there are already priests here who follow the law by offering gifts to God.

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

English GNT (Good News Translation)

If he were on earth, he would not be a priest at all, since there are priests who offer the gifts required by the Jewish Law.

English God's Word - GW 1995

If he were on earth, he would not even be a priest. On earth {other} priests offer gifts by following the instructions that Moses gave.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Now if He were on earth, He wouldn't be a priest, since there are those offering the gifts prescribed by the law.

English KJV 1611

For if he were on earth, he should not be a priest, seeing that there are priests that offer gifts according to the law:

English LSB

Now if He were on earth, He would not be a priest at all, since there are those who offer the gifts according to the Law;

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

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

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Now if He were on earth, He would not be a priest at all, since there are those who offer the gifts according to the Law;

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

If then he were on earth, he would not be a priest, since there are those who offer gifts according to the law.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Now if he were on earth, he would not be a priest, since there are already priests who offer the gifts prescribed by the law.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

What if he were on earth? Then he would not be a priest. There are already priests who offer the gifts required by the law.

English NIV

If he were on earth, he would not be a priest, for there are already men who offer the gifts prescribed by the law.

English NKJ 1982

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

English NLT

If he were here on earth, he would not even be a priest, since there already are priests who offer the gifts required by the law of Moses.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

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

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

But since he didn’t qualify to be an earthly priest, and there are already priests who offer sacrifices prescribed by the law, he offered in heaven a perfect sacrifice.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

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

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

The sacrifice he offers is far better than those offered by the earthly priests. (But even so, if he were here on earth he wouldn't even be permitted to be a priest because down here the priests still follow the old Jewish system of sacrifices.)

English Tyndale 1537

For he were not a priest, if he were on the earth where are priests that according to the law offer gifts,