Hebrews 7:21-23

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²¹(for they indeed have been made priests without an oath), but he with an oath by him that says of him,

“The Lord swore and will not change his mind,
‘You are a priest forever,
according to the order of Melchizedek.’”^(A)

²²By so much, Jesus has become the guarantee of a better covenant.

²³Many, indeed, have been made priests, because they are hindered from continuing by death.

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;

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.

²³The former priests were many in number, because they were prevented by death from continuing in office,

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