Jeremiah 31:33 (WEB)
“But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days,” says the LORD: “I will put my law in their inward parts, and I will write it in their heart. I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Catechism · 6
Expressions of Prayer
“Contemplative prayer is a covenant relationship established by God within our hearts.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Jer 31:33.
Man
“The spiritual tradition of the Church also emphasizes the heart, in the biblical sense of the depths of one's being, where the person decides for or against God.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Jer 31:33; Dt 6:5; 29:3; Is 29:13; Ezek 36:26; Mt 6:21; Lk 8:15; Rom 5:5.
Jesus and Israel
“In Jesus, the Law no longer appears engraved on tables of stone but "upon the heart" of the Servant who becomes "a covenant to the people", because he will "faithfully bring forth justice".” — Catechism footnote: Jer 31:33; Is 42:3, 6.
The Revelation of God
“Through the prophets, God forms his people in the hope of salvation, in the expectation of a new and everlasting Covenant intended for all, to be written on their hearts.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Is 2:2-4; Jer 31:31-34; Heb 10:16
"I Believe in the Holy Spirit"
“The prophetic texts that directly concern the sending of the Holy Spirit are oracles by which God speaks to the heart of his people in the language of the promise, with the accents of "love and fidelity."” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Ezek 11:19; 36:25-28; 37:1-14; Jer 31:31-34; and cf. Joel 3:1-5.
The Church in God's Plan
“"Christ instituted this New Covenant."” — Catechism footnote: LG 9; cf. Hos 1; Isa 1:2-4; Jer 2; 31:31-34; Isa 55:3.
Fathers and councils · 8
Jerome
“And so on after:“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: and they shall teach no more…” — editor's note: Jer. xxxi. 33, 34.
Read the whole comment“And He whose name you have so recently inscribed upon the table of your heart, and have written with a pen upon its renewed surface—He, after He has recovered the spoil from the enemy, and has spoiled principalities and powers, nailing them to His cross—having been miraculously conceived,…” — editor's note: Prov. vii. 3; Jer. xxxi. 33.
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Clement of Alexandria
““That all shall know God, from small to great;” and, “I will be merciful to them,” says God, “and will not remember their sins.”” — editor's note: Heb. viii. 10–12; Jer. xxxi. 33, 34.
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Gregory of Nyssa
“In it were the Tables of the Covenant written on the tablets of the heart, not with ink but by the Spirit of the living God.” — editor's note: Jer. xxxi. 33; Heb. x. 16.
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John Chrysostom
“And that thou mayest learn that this was far better, hear what He saith by the Prophet: “I will make a new covenant with you, putting my laws into their mind, and in their heart I will write them,” and, “they shall be all taught of God.”” — editor's note: Jerem. xxxi. 31–33; Is. liv. 13; Heb. viii. 8–11; John vi. 45.
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Leo the Great
“After those days, saith the Lord, I will put My laws in their minds, and in their heart will I write them.”” — editor's note: Jer. xxxi. 31 and part of 33: the passage is quoted in full, Heb. viii. 8–12.
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Cyprian of Carthage
“…for all shall know me, from the least even to the greatest of them: for I will be merciful to their iniquities, and will no more be mindful of their sins.”” — editor's note: Jer. xxxi. 31–34.
Read the whole comment“…may not depart from me: and I will visit upon them to do them good, and to plant them in their land in faith, and with all the heart, and with all the mind.”” — editor's note: Jer. xxxi. 31–41.
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Cross-references · 26
Cited together with
Cited together in Catechism §64.
Cited together in Catechism §368.
Cited together in Catechism §368.
Cited together in Catechism §64.
Cited together in Catechism §368.
Cited together in Catechism §368.
Cited together in Catechism §580.
Cited together in Catechism §580.
Cited together in Catechism §580.
Cited together in Catechism §64.
Cited together in Catechism §368.
Cited together in Catechism §368.
Cited together in Catechism §64.
Cited together in Catechism §64.
Cited together in Catechism §64.
Cited together in Catechism §368.
Cited together in Catechism §580.
Cited together in Catechism §580.
Cited together in Catechism §64.
Cited together in Catechism §64.
Cited together in Catechism §64.
Cross-reference given by the World English Bible's translators.
Cross-reference given by the World English Bible's translators.
Quoted in
Hebrews 8:8 takes up the words of Jeremiah 31:33 (12 words in common).
Hebrews 8:10 takes up the words of Jeremiah 31:33 (28 words in common).
Hebrews 10:16 takes up the words of Jeremiah 31:33 (23 words in common).
