New covenant scripture

Here are some key scriptures related to the New Covenant:

Old Testament Prophecies of the New Covenant

Jeremiah 31:31-34 - "Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah... I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they shall be my people."
Ezekiel 36:25-27 - "I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean from all your uncleanness, and from all your idols I will cleanse you. And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh."

New Testament Fulfillment of the New Covenant

Matthew 26:28 - "This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many."
Mark 14:24 - "This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many."
Luke 22:20 - "This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood."
1 Corinthians 11:25 - "This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is shed for you."
Hebrews 8:6-13 - "But as it is, Christ has obtained a ministry that is as much more excellent than the old as the covenant he mediates is better, since it is enacted on better promises... For on those who come to him he pours out his Spirit generously and gives them gladness and grief, and he gives them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair."

Key Characteristics of the New Covenant

Romans 8:1-4 - "There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus... For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death."
2 Corinthians 3:3-6 - "And you show that you are a letter from Christ delivered by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts... And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God."
Galatians 5:13-15 - "For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'"

These scriptures highlight the key themes of the New Covenant, including: