²¹(For those priests were made ^||without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, ^vThe Lord sware and will not ^brepent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:) ²²By so much was Jesus made ^ca surety of ^da ^ybetter ^etestament.

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||Or, without swearing of an oath. ver. 20, 28.
vCited from Ps. 110:4. Cited also ver. 21. ch. 5:6.
bSee Matt. 21:29.
c Ecclus. 29:15, 16. 2 Macc. 10:28 marg. See Job 17:3.
dch. 8:6.
yver. 22. ch. 6:9. & 8:6. & 10:34. & 11:16, 35, 40. & 12:24.
eSee Gal. 3:15.

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but this one was made a priest with an oath by the one who said to him:

“The Lord has sworn

and will not change his mind,

‘You are a priest forever.’ ”

This makes Jesus the guarantor of a better covenant.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

but he became a priest with an oath when God said to him:

“The Lord has sworn

and will not change his mind:

‘You are a priest forever.’ ”

Because of this oath, Jesus has become the guarantor of a better covenant.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

but he became a priest with an oath made by the one who said to him:

The Lord has sworn

and will not change his mind,

“You are a priest forever.”

Because of this oath, Jesus has also become the guarantee of a better covenant.

NLTNew Living Translation

but there was an oath regarding Jesus. For God said to him,

“The Lord has taken an oath and will not break his vow:

‘You are a priest forever.’ ”

Because of this oath, Jesus is the one who guarantees this better covenant with God.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

but he with an oath by the one who said to him,

“The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind,

‘You are a priest forever’ ”),

by so much more Jesus has become the guarantee of a better covenant.