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20 And inasmuch as 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 [a]Lord has sworn
And (B)will not change His mind,
You are a priest (C)forever’”);

22 so much more Jesus also has become the (D)guarantee of (E)a better covenant.

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 7:21 In OT, Yahweh, cf. Ps 110:4

20 And something like this did not happen without an oath. Indeed, others who became priests did so without an oath, 21 but this one became a priest with an oath, through the one who said to him:

The Lord has sworn an oath
and will not change his mind:
“You are a priest forever.”[a]

22 In this way, Jesus has become the guarantor[b] of a better covenant.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 7:21 Psalm 110:4. Some witnesses to the text add like Melchizedek.
  2. Hebrews 7:22 A guarantor is someone who guarantees to pay for another person’s debt.
  3. Hebrews 7:22 The Greek term translated covenant (diatheke) can also be translated testament or will, depending on the context.