Hebrews 7:18
For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof.
Cross-reference
In Hebrews 7:19, the law is said to make nothing perfect — directly giving the reason for the weakness and uselessness cited in 7:18.
Hebrews 7:11 discusses the weakness of the Levitical priesthood — which the setting aside in 7:18 follows from.
Hebrews 7:12 states that a change in priesthood brings a change in law — directly connected to setting aside the commandment here.
In Hebrews 10:1-9, the law is described as a shadow unable to perfect, and Christ's coming sets aside the first to establish the second — directly explaining why the former commandment is set aside.
Hebrews 9:10 says the regulations were imposed only until the time of reformation — showing the temporary nature of the former commandment, which is now set aside.
Hebrews 9:9 states the gifts and sacrifices cannot perfect the conscience — illustrating the weakness of the former commandment that led to its setting aside.
Hebrews 8:8 introduces the prophecy of a new covenant because God found fault with the old — directly supporting the reason for setting aside the former commandment.
Hebrews 8:7-13 explains the new covenant replacing the old — the fulfillment of setting aside the former commandment in 7:18.
Hebrews 10:9 says Christ abolishes the first to establish the second — echoing the removal of the former commandment here.
Hebrews 8:13 declares the first covenant obsolete, directly paralleling the setting aside of the former commandment here.
In Hebrews 13:9, the same theme appears: old ceremonial rules (foods) are useless, strengthening the point about the law's weakness.
Galatians 4:9 calls the old principles 'weak and worthless', using the same language as the 'weakness and uselessness' of the commandment here.
Galatians 3:17 says the law does not annul the covenant — clarifying that the former commandment's weakness doesn't nullify God's earlier promise, making its setting aside part of God's plan.
Romans 8:3 says the law was weakened by the flesh and could not do what God did through Christ, directly paralleling the weakness described here.
Acts 13:39 explicitly states the law could not free from sin, echoing the 'weakness' of the commandment set aside here.
Colossians 2:14 describes the legal record canceled at the cross — the same 'setting aside' of the law mentioned here.
Galatians 2:16 declares that no one is justified by works of the law, directly reinforcing the 'weakness and uselessness' of the commandment set aside.
Numbers 25:13 records the perpetual priesthood covenant of Phinehas, which Hebrews 7 argues is set aside as weak—a direct contrast to Christ's eternal priesthood.
Galatians 3:15 discusses the permanence of a ratified covenant — providing the legal backdrop that makes the setting aside of the law significant, as the law was added later.
Romans 3:31 asserts that faith upholds the law rather than overthrowing it — contrasting with the setting aside of the former commandment here, though addressing different aspects of the law.