Bible Verses About New Covenant: 12

"But God found fault with the people and said: 'The days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and with the people of Judah.'"

— Hebrews 8:8 (NIV)

People who search bible verses about New Covenant want Scripture on the new covenant — Greek diathēkē in Hebrews 8:8 quoting Jeremiah 31:31 — not only the general covenant inventory. This page is a numbered list of twelve passages with the NIV text and a short note on each. Related lists: Bible verses about covenant, Bible verses about blood of Jesus, Bible verses about atonement, Bible verses about Jesus, Bible verses about hope, Bible verses about faith, and Bible verse of the day. New Covenant here means Jeremiah's / Hebrews' new covenant promise and Christ's blood of the covenant — distinct from the whole covenant survey alone. We do not ship /messenger-of-the-covenant or /blood-of-the-covenant twins this run.

Word study (lead theme). In Greek, διαθήκη diathēkē (Strong's G1242; Bible Hub G1242) — covenant, testament, disposition; used for the new covenant God promised (Hebrews 8:8; Jeremiah 31:31) and for the cup of the new covenant in Christ's blood (Luke 22:20; 1 Corinthians 11:25). This list tracks that New Covenant vocabulary, not every covenant in Scripture.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Hebrews 8 presses that the new covenant is better — written on hearts, secured by Christ's priesthood, and bringing true forgiveness (Bible Hub MHC Hebrews 8; Blue Letter Bible, Matthew Henry on Hebrews 8). (Covenant lives on that page; this list centers the new covenant.)

12 Bible verses about New Covenant

1. Hebrews 8:8. "But God found fault with the people and said: 'The days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and with the people of Judah.'" A new covenant — diathēkē. See Bible verses about promises.

2. Jeremiah 31:31. "'The days are coming,' declares the Lord, 'when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and with the people of Judah.'" The days are coming — a new covenant. See Bible verses about hope.

3. Jeremiah 31:33. "'This is the covenant I will make with the people of Israel after that time,' declares the Lord. 'I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.'" Law on hearts; I will be their God. See Bible verses about faith.

4. Hebrews 8:10. "This is the covenant I will establish with the people of Israel after that time, declares the Lord. I will put my laws in their minds and write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people." Laws on minds and hearts. See Bible verses about the word of God.

5. Hebrews 8:12. "For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more." I will forgive their wickedness. See Bible verses about forgiveness.

6. Luke 22:20. "In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, 'This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.'" The new covenant in my blood. See Bible verses about blood of Jesus.

7. 1 Corinthians 11:25. "In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, 'This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.'" The new covenant in my blood — remembrance. See Bible verses about Jesus.

8. 2 Corinthians 3:6. "He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant—not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life." Ministers of a new covenant. See Bible verses about the Holy Spirit.

9. Hebrews 9:15. "For this reason Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance—now that he has died as a ransom to set them free from the sins committed under the first covenant." Mediator of a new covenant. See Bible verses about mediator.

10. Hebrews 12:24. "to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel." Jesus the mediator of a new covenant. See Bible verses about Jesus.

11. Hebrews 13:20. "Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep," The blood of the eternal covenant. See Bible verses about good shepherd.

12. Ezekiel 36:26-27. "I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws." A new heart and a new spirit. See Bible verses about renewal.

How to use these verses

Pick one verse when you need the New Covenant — not twelve as a grind. If you need Hebrews 8:8 / Jeremiah 31:31, start there. If you need the cup of the new covenant, open Luke 22:20. If you need the mediator, open Hebrews 9:15. For the broader covenant list, open Bible verses about covenant. For blood of Jesus, open Bible verses about blood of Jesus. For a daily verse, open Bible verse of the day.

Questions people ask

What is a good Bible verse about New Covenant?

Hebrews 8:8 / Jeremiah 31:31 (I will make a new covenant), Luke 22:20 (this cup is the new covenant in my blood), and Hebrews 9:15 (mediator of a new covenant) are clear starting places.

How do Bible verses about New Covenant differ from covenant alone?

Covenant covers Noahic, Abrahamic, Mosaic, and other covenant passages. This page centers the new covenant promised in Jeremiah and fulfilled in Christ's blood — then cross-links covenant. See Bible verses about covenant.

What does diathēkē mean?

Greek diathēkē (G1242) means covenant or testament. Hebrews and the Last Supper accounts use it for the new covenant in Christ's blood.

Is New Covenant the same as the cup or mediator alone?

Related but not identical. The cup and mediator language belong to the new-covenant confession; this page tracks the New Covenant promise and its blood. We do not ship /messenger-of-the-covenant or /blood-of-the-covenant twins this run. See Bible verses about mediator.

How can I remember these verses?

Read Jeremiah 31:31, then Luke 22:20. Thank God for the new covenant in Christ's blood. For forgiveness beside that promise, open Bible verses about forgiveness. For Jesus, open Bible verses about Jesus.

Sources

• Blue Letter Bible lexicon: G1242 (links above).
• Bible Hub Greek entries and Matthew Henry Concise on Hebrews 8 (links above).
• Cross-links: covenant, blood of Jesus, atonement, Jesus, hope, faith, promises, forgiveness, word of God, the Holy Spirit, mediator, good shepherd, renewal.