20 And it was not without an oath. For those who formerly became priests were made such without an oath, 21 but 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.’”

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

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20 And to the extent that it was not without an oath 21 (for they indeed became priests without an oath, but He with an oath through the One who said to Him,

(A)The Lord has sworn
And (B)will not change His mind,
You are a priest (C)forever’”);

22 by the same extent Jesus also has become the [a](D)guarantee of (E)a better covenant.

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 7:22 Or guarantor