Hebrews 7:21

Hebrews 7:21

19 for ^athe law made nothing perfect; on the other hand, there is the bringing in of ^ba better hope, through which ^cwe draw near to God.

Greatness of the New Priest

20 And inasmuch as He was not made priest without an oath

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 priest¹ forever
According to the order of Melchizedek’ ”),

22 by so much more Jesus has become a¹ surety of a ^abetter covenant.

23 Also there were many priests, because they were prevented by death from continuing.

24 But He, because He continues forever, has an unchangeable priesthood.

25 Therefore He is also ^aable to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives ^bto make intercession for them.

26 For such a High Priest was fitting for us, ^awho is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, ^band has become higher than the heavens;

27 who does not need daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifices, first for His ^aown sins and then for the people’s, for this He did once for all when He offered up Himself.

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Hebrews 7:21 For those priests. The Aaronic priests. Were made without an oath. Their priesthood did not rest upon an oath. Hence, it was not eternal; Christ's did, for God (see Psalms 110:4) gave it the sanctity of an oath. The solemn words are significant: "The Lord hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou [art] a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek".

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