Hebrews 7:22
20 And inasmuch as not without an oath he was made priest:
21 (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:)
By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament.
23 And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death:
24 But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Because of this oath, Jesus has become the guarantee of a better covenant.
- KJV
- By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament.
- WEB
- By so much, Jesus has become the guarantee of a better covenant.
- ASV
- by so much also hath Jesus become the surety of a better covenant.
- DARBY
- by so much Jesus became surety of a better covenant.
- BLB
- By so much also, Jesus has become the guarantee of a better covenant.
- ÅB
- så visst er det en bedre pakt som Jesus er blitt borgsmann for.
- OTB
- På grunn av denne eden har Jesus blitt garantien for en bedre pakt.
- B1930
- så visst er det en bedre pakt som Jesus er blitt borgsmann for.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Corinthians 11:25
After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.
Read in contextHebrews 8:6–12
But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises.
Read in contextHebrews 13:20
Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,
Read in contextLuke 22:20
Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.
Read in contextHebrews 12:24
And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.
Read in contextHebrews 9:15–23
And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.
Read in contextGenesis 44:32
For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then I shall bear the blame to my father for ever.
Read in contextGenesis 43:9
I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:
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