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Hebrews 7:20
“Inasmuch as he was not made priest without the taking of an oath”
Verse in context — Hebrews 7
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For there is an annulling of a foregoing commandment because of its weakness and uselessness
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(for the law made nothing perfect), and a bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw near to God.
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Inasmuch as he was not made priest without the taking of an oath
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(for they indeed have been made priests without an oath), but he with an oath by him that says of him, "The Lord swore and will not change his mind, 'You are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek.
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By so much, Jesus has become the collateral of a better covenant.
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