Hebrews 8:7 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

for if that first were faultless, a place would not have been sought for a second.

English ASV

For if that first covenant had been faultless, then would no place have been sought for a second.

English Amplified

For if that first covenant had been without defect, there would have been no room for another one or an attempt to institute another one.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

For if that first covenant had been without defect, there would have been no room for another one or an attempt to institute another one.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

For if that first covenant had been without fault, no place would have been sought for a second.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

For if that first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no occasion for a second one.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

For if that first was faultless, place had not been sought for a second.

English EASY 2024

If there had been nothing wrong with that first covenant, nobody would have needed a second covenant.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

If there was nothing wrong with the first agreement, then there would be no need for a second agreement.

For if that first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no occasion to look for a second.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

If there had been nothing wrong with the first covenant, there would have been no need for a second one.

English God's Word - GW 1995

If nothing had been wrong with the first promise, no one would look for another one.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

For if that first [covenant] had been faultless, no opportunity would have been sought for a second one.

English KJV 1611

For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second.

English LSB

For if that first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no occasion sought for a second.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

For if that first covenant had been faultless, then no occasion would have been sought for a second.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

For if that first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no occasion sought for a second.

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

For if that first covenant had been faultless, no place would have been sought for a second one.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

For if that first covenant had been faultless, no one would have looked for a second one.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Suppose nothing had been wrong with that first covenant. Then no one would have looked for another covenant.

English NIV

For if there had been nothing wrong with that first covenant, no place would have been sought for another.

English NKJ 1982

For if that first covenant had been faultless, then no place would have been sought for a second.

English NLT

If the first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no need for a second covenant to replace it.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

For if that first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no need to look for a second one.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

For if that first covenant had been faultless no one would have needed a second one to replace it.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

For if that first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no occasion for a second.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

The old agreement didn't even work. If it had, there would have been no need for another to replace it.

English Tyndale 1537

For if that first testament had been such a one that no man could have found fault with it:(faultless:) then should no place have been sought for the second.

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