Heavenly Priesthood of Jesus.^* 1The main point of what has been said is this: we have such a high priest, who has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven,^a 2a minister of the sanctuary^* and of the true tabernacle that the Lord, not man, set up.^b 3Now every high priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices; thus the necessity for this one also to have something to offer.^c 4If then he were on earth, he would not be a priest, since there are those who offer gifts according to the law.^d 5They worship in a copy and shadow of the heavenly sanctuary, as Moses was warned when he was about to erect the tabernacle. For he says, “See that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.”^e 6Now he has obtained so much more excellent a ministry as he is mediator of a better covenant, enacted on better promises.^f