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Hebrews 7:20
Inasmuch as he was not made priest without the taking of an oath
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Hebrews 7:20 in other translations
And inasmuch as not without an oath he was made priest:
And none of this happened without an oath. For others became priests without an oath,
Inasmuch as he was not made priest without the taking of an oath
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In context
17 for it is testified, “You are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek.”
18 For there is an annulling of a foregoing commandment because of its weakness and uselessness
19 (for the law made nothing perfect), and a bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw near to God.
20 Inasmuch as he was not made priest without the taking of an oath
21 (for they indeed have been made priests without an oath), but he with an oath by him that says of him, “The Lord swore and will not change his mind, ‘You are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek.’”
22 By so much, Jesus has become the guarantee of a better covenant.
23 Many, indeed, have been made priests, because they are hindered from continuing by death.
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