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Hebrews 7:21-23
Contemporary English Version
Hebrews 7:21-23
Contemporary English Version
20-21 (A) God himself made a promise when this priest was appointed. But he did not make a promise like this when the other priests were appointed. The promise he made is,
“I, the Lord, promise that you
will be a priest forever!
And I will never
change my mind!”
22 This means that Jesus guarantees us a better agreement with God. 23 There have been a lot of other priests, and all of them have died.
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Hebrews 7:21-23
New International Version
Hebrews 7:21-23
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21 but he became a priest with an oath when God said to him:
22 Because of this oath, Jesus has become the guarantor of a better covenant.(C)
23 Now there have been many of those priests, since death prevented them from continuing in office;
Footnotes
- Hebrews 7:21 Psalm 110:4
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