Hebrews 7:21-23

International Standard Version

²¹but Jesus^[a] became a priest^[b] with an oath when God^[c] told him,

“The Lord^[d] has taken an oath
and will not change his mind.
You are a priest forever.”^[e]

²²In this way, Jesus has become the guarantor of a better covenant.

²³There have been many priests, since each one of them had to stop serving in office when he died.

Hebrews 7:21-23

New International Version

²¹but he became a priest with an oath when God said to him:

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

²²Because of this oath, Jesus has become the guarantor of a better covenant.^(C)

²³Now there have been many of those priests, since death prevented them from continuing in office;

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