Hebrews 7:20–28

²⁰And inasmuch as it was not without an oath

²¹(for they indeed became priests without an oath, but He with an oath through the One who said to Him,

“^aThe Lord has sworn

And ^bwill not change His mind,

‘You are a priest ^cforever’ ”);

²²so much the more also Jesus has become the ^aguarantee of ^ba better covenant.

²³¹The former priests, on the one hand, existed in greater numbers because they were prevented by death from continuing,

²⁴but Jesus, on the other hand, because He continues ^aforever, holds His priesthood permanently.

²⁵Therefore He is able also to ^asave ¹forever those who ^bdraw near to God through Him, since He always lives to ^cmake intercession for them.

²⁶For it was fitting for us to have such a ^ahigh priest, ^bholy, ^cinnocent, undefiled, separated from sinners and ^dexalted above the heavens;

²⁷who does not need daily, like those high priests, to ^aoffer up sacrifices, ^bfirst for His own sins and then for the sins of the people, because this He did ^conce for all when He ^doffered up Himself.

²⁸For the Law appoints men as high priests ^awho are weak, but the word of the oath, which came after the Law, appoints ^ba Son, ^cmade perfect forever.