“This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, says the Lord: I will put My laws into their hearts, and in their minds I will write them,”
Parallel translations
- WEB “This is the covenant that I will make with them: ‘After those days,’ says the Lord, ‘I will put my laws on their heart, I will also write them on their mind;’” then he says,
- KJV This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them;
- BSB “This is the covenant I will make with them after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their hearts and inscribe them on their minds.”
- NASB “This is the covenant which I will make with them After those days, declares the Lord: I will put My laws upon their hearts, And write them on their mind,” He then says,
- NLT “This is the new covenant I will make with my people on that day, says the Lord: I will put my laws in their hearts, and I will write them on their minds.”
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Quick answer
In the new covenant God writes his laws on his people's hearts and minds. Obedience flows from inward transformation, not mere external command.
Overview
Quoting Jeremiah 31:33, the verse describes the new covenant's inward character: God's law is internalized, written on the heart. This is the work of the Holy Spirit, producing willing obedience from within. It fulfills what the old covenant, written on stone, could only point toward.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Jer 31:33–34“But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days,” says Yahweh: I will put my law in their inward parts, and in their heart will I write it; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people:
- Heb 8:8–12For finding fault with them, he said, “Behold, the days come”, says the Lord, “that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah;
- Rom 11:27This is my covenant to them, when I will take away their sins.”
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