21 (for they have become priests without an oath, but He with an oath by Him who said to Him:

(A)“The Lord has sworn
And will not relent,
‘You are a priest [a]forever
According to the order of Melchizedek’ ”),

22 by so much more Jesus has become a [b]surety of a (B)better covenant.

23 Also there were many priests, because they were prevented by death from continuing.

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 7:21 NU ends the quotation after forever.
  2. Hebrews 7:22 guarantee

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