Hebrews 7:21-23

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

²¹But this with an oath, by him that said unto him: The Lord hath sworn, and he will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever.)

²²By so much is Jesus made a surety of a better testament.

²³And the others indeed were made many priests, because by reason of death they were not suffered to continue:

Hebrews 7:21-23

New International Version

²¹but he became a priest with an oath when God said to him:

“The Lord has sworn
and will not change his mind:^(A)
‘You are a priest forever.’”^[a]^(B)

²²Because of this oath, Jesus has become the guarantor of a better covenant.^(C)

²³Now there have been many of those priests, since death prevented them from continuing in office;

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition (DRA)

New International Version (NIV)