Hebrews 7:21
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(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:)but Jesus became 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.’”
In other translations
(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:)but Jesus became 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.’”
Greek words
ὁho[He]G3588δὲdehoweverG1161μετὰmetawithG3326ὁρκωμοσίαςhorkōmosiasan oathG3728διὰdiathroughG1223τοῦtouthe [One] whoG3588λέγοντοςlegontosis sayingG3004πρὸςprostoG4314αὐτόν·autonHim:G846ὤμοσενōmosenHas swornG3660κύριοςkurios[the] LordG2962καὶkaiandG2532οὐounotG3756μεταμεληθήσεται·metamelēthēsetaiwill change His mind;G3338σὺsuYou [are]G4771ἱερεὺςhi'ereusa priestG2409εἰςeistoG1519τὸνtontheG3588αἰῶναaiōnaageG165κατὰkataaccording toG2596τὴνtēntheG3588τάξινtaxinorderG5010Μελχισεδέκ·Melchisedekof Melchizedek;G3198
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Related verses
- Psalm 110:4The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.The LORD has sworn and will not change His mind: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
- Hebrews 7:17For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.For it is testified: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
- Hebrews 6:16-1816 For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife. 17 Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath: 18 That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:16 Men swear by someone greater than themselves, and their oath serves as a confirmation to end all argument. 17 So when God wanted to make the unchanging nature of His purpose very clear to the heirs of the promise, He guaranteed it with an oath. 18 Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be strongly encouraged.
- 1 Samuel 15:29And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he is not a man, that he should repent.Moreover, the Glory of Israel does not lie or change His mind, for He is not a man, that He should change His mind.”
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People and places
People: Melchizedek