20 None of this happened without an oath. For others became priests without an oath, 21 but he became a priest with an oath made by the one who said to him:

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

22 Because of this oath, Jesus has also become the guarantee of a better covenant.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 7:21 Ps 110:4

20 And this was not done without a solemn pledge! The others have become priests without a solemn pledge, 21 but this priest was affirmed with a solemn pledge by the one who said,

The Lord has made a solemn pledge
        and will not change his mind:
You are a priest forever.[a]

22 As a result, Jesus has become the guarantee of a better covenant.

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