King James Version (KJV)
Hebrews 7:20
“And inasmuch as not without an oath [he was made priest]:”
Verse in context — Hebrews 7
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For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof.
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For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope [did]; by the which we draw nigh unto God.
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And inasmuch as not without an oath [he was made priest]:
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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:)
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By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament.
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