Verse Comparison: Hebrews 8:6
American Standard Version
But now hath he obtained a ministry the more excellent, by so much as he is also the mediator of a better covenant, which hath been enacted upon better promises.
Amplified® Bible
But as it now is, He [Christ] has acquired a [priestly] ministry which is as much superior {and} more excellent [than the old] as the covenant (the agreement) of which He is the Mediator (the Arbiter, Agent) is superior {and} more excellent, [because] it is enacted {and} rests upon more important (sublimer, higher, and nobler) promises.
Darby English Version
But now he has got a more excellent ministry, by so much as he is mediator of a better covenant, which is established on the footing of better promises.
International Standard Version
However, Jesus has now obtained a ministry that is as superior to theirs as the covenant he mediates is founded on better promises.
King James Version
But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises.
Young's Literal Translation
and now he hath obtained a more excellent service, how much also of a better covenant is he mediator, which on better promises hath been sanctioned,
