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21 But Christ became a priest with God’s oath. God said:

“The Lord has made a promise
    and will not change his mind.
    ‘You are a priest forever.’” Psalm 110:4

22 So this means that Jesus is the guarantee of a better agreement[a] from God to his people.

23 Also, when one of the other priests died, he could not continue being a priest. So there were many priests.

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Footnotes

  1. 7:22 agreement God gives a contract or agreement to his people. For the Jews, this agreement was the law of Moses. But now God has given a better agreement to his people through Christ.

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