Hebrews 7:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“(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:)”
Hebrews 7:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Hebrews 7:21 in 6 Bible Translations
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Hebrews 7:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“(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.’””
Hebrews 7:21 — World English Bible
Hebrews 7:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“(for they indeed have been made priests without an oath; but he with an oath by him that saith of him, The Lord sware and will not repent himself, Thou art a priest for ever); ”
Hebrews 7:21 — American Standard Version
Hebrews 7:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and he with an oath through Him who is saying unto him, `The Lord sware, and will not repent, Thou <FI>art<Fi> a priest--to the age, according to the order of Melchisedek;')”
Hebrews 7:21 — Young's Literal Translation
Hebrews 7:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“(for they are become priests without the swearing of an oath, but he with the swearing of an oath, by him who said, as to him, The Lord has sworn, and will not repent [of it], Thou [art] priest for ever [according to the order of Melchisedec];) ”
Hebrews 7:21 — Darby Translation
Hebrews 7:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But this is made with an othe by him that said vnto him, The Lord hath sworne, and will not repent, Thou art a Priest for euer, after the order of Melchi-sedec)”
Hebrews 7:21 — Geneva Bible
Hebrews 7:21 in Context — Hebrews 7
19 For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God.
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:)
22 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:
What Does Hebrews 7:21 Mean?
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