Hebrews 7:21-23

English Standard Version

²¹but this one was made a priest with an oath by the one who said to him:

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

²²This makes Jesus the guarantor of ^(B)a better covenant.

²³The former priests were many in number, because they were prevented by death from continuing in office,

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;

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