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Hebrews 7:21

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7:21but Jesus26 did so27 with a sworn affirmation by the one who said to him, “The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind, ‘You are a priest forever’ ”28—

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Footnotes

  1. 26 Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  2. 27 The words “did so” are not in the Greek text, but are implied.
  3. 28 A quotation from Ps 110:4 (see Heb 5:6, 6:20, and 7:17).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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.’ ”

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.’ ”

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.”

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.’ ”

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’ ”),

KJV 1900King James Version

(For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:)