Hebrews 7:20-22
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
20 This was confirmed with an oath; for others who became priests took their office without an oath, 21 but this one became a priest with an oath, because of the one who said to him,
‘The Lord has sworn
and will not change his mind,
“You are a priest for ever”’—
22 accordingly Jesus has also become the guarantee of a better covenant.
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Hebrews 7:20-22
King James Version
20 And inasmuch as not without an oath he was made priest:
21 (For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:)
22 By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament.
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