²⁰And it was not without an oath. For those who formerly became priests were made such without an oath, ²¹but this one was made a priest with an oath by the one who said to him:

^h“The Lord has sworn

and will not change his mind,

‘You are a priest forever.’ ”

²²This makes Jesus the guarantor of ⁱa better covenant.

²³The former priests were many in number, because they were prevented by death from continuing in office, ²⁴but he holds his priesthood permanently, because he continues ^jforever. ²⁵Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost² ^kthose who draw near to God ^lthrough him, since he always lives ^mto make intercession for them.

²⁶For it was indeed fitting that we should have such a high priest, ⁿholy, innocent, unstained, ^oseparated from sinners, and ^pexalted above the heavens. ²⁷He has no need, like those high priests, to offer sacrifices daily, ^qfirst for his own sins and then for those of the people, since he did this ^ronce for all when he offered up himself. ²⁸For the law appoints men ^sin their weakness as high priests, but the word of the oath, which came later than the law, appoints a Son who has been made ^tperfect forever.

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Footnotes

2That is, completely; or at all times

Cross references

hSee ver. 17
ich. 8:6
jver. 21, 28
k[ver. 19]
l[John 14:6]
mch. 9:24; See Rom. 8:34
n Ps. 16:10; Rev. 15:4; 16:5; [Mark 1:24]
oSee ch. 4:15
p[ch. 8:1]; See ch. 4:14
qSee ch. 5:3
rch. 9:12; 10:10; [ch. 9:28]
s[ch. 5:2]
tch. 2:10; 5:9