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Hebrews 7:21
“(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.”
Verse in context — Hebrews 7
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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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Many, indeed, have been made priests, because they are hindered from continuing by death.
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