Hebrews 7:20-22

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The permanent priesthood of Jesus

²⁰This is all the more so when you consider that an oath was sworn. The Levitical priests, you see, become priests without an oath, ²¹but the Messiah attains his priesthood with an oath, through what was said to him:

The Lord has sworn and will not repent;
you are a priest forever.

²²Jesus has thus, additionally, become the guarantee of a better covenant.

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Hebrews 7:20-22

King James Version

²⁰And inasmuch as not without an oath he was made priest:

²¹(For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:)

²²By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament.

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Hebrews 7:20-22

New King James Version

Greatness of the New Priest

²⁰And inasmuch as He was not made priest without an oath ²¹(for they have become priests without an oath, but He with an oath by Him who said to Him:

^(A)“The Lord has sworn
And will not relent,
‘You are a priest ^[a]forever
According to the order of Melchizedek’ ”),

²²by so much more Jesus has become a ^[b]surety of a ^(B)better covenant.

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Footnotes

Hebrews 7:21 NU ends the quotation after forever.
Hebrews 7:22 guarantee

Hebrews 7:20-22

English Standard Version

²⁰And it was not without an oath. For those who formerly became priests were made such without an oath, ²¹but this one was made a priest with an oath by the one who said to him:

^(A)“The Lord has sworn
and will not change his mind,
‘You are a priest forever.’”

²²This makes Jesus the guarantor of ^(B)a better covenant.

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