The Lord has sworn
And (A)will not relent,
“You are a (B)priest forever
According to the order of (C)Melchizedek.”

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The Lord has sworn
    and will not change his mind:(A)
“You are a priest forever,(B)
    in the order of Melchizedek.(C)

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As He also says in another place:

(A)“You are a priest forever
According to the order of Melchizedek”;

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And he says in another place,

“You are a priest forever,
    in the order of Melchizedek.(A)[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 5:6 Psalm 110:4

20 (A)where the forerunner has entered for us, even Jesus, (B)having become High Priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.

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20 where our forerunner, Jesus, has entered on our behalf.(A) He has become a high priest(B) forever, in the order of Melchizedek.(C)

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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’ ”),

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Footnotes

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

21 but 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)

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 7:21 Psalm 110:4