Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

And inasmuch as it is not without an oath. For actually those who become priests are so without an oath,

New American Standard Bible

And inasmuch as it was not without an oath

King James Version

And inasmuch as not without an oath he was made priest:

Holman Bible

None of this happened without an oath. For others became priests without an oath,

International Standard Version

Now none of this happened without an oath. Others became priests without any oath,

American Standard Version

And inasmuch as it is not without the taking of an oath

Amplified

And indeed it was not without the taking of an oath [that Christ was made priest]

An Understandable Version

And this was not done without the taking of an oath [by God],

Anderson New Testament

And inasmuch as he was made a priest, not without an oath,

Bible in Basic English

And as this is not without the taking of an oath

Common New Testament

And it was not without an oath.

Daniel Mace New Testament

Besides those priests were establish'd without any oath: but this with an oath,

Darby Translation

And by how much it was not without the swearing of an oath;

Godbey New Testament

And in as much as it is without an oath, for the priests were made without an oath;

Goodspeed New Testament

And in proportion as Jesus was not appointed priest without God's making oath to it,

John Wesley New Testament

And in as much as not without an oath he was made priest: (For those priests were made without an oath,

Julia Smith Translation

And as much as not without sacrifice sanctioned by solemn oath:

King James 2000

And since it was not without an oath he was made priest:

Lexham Expanded Bible

And by as much as [this was] not without an oath (for these on the one hand {have become priests} without an oath,

Modern King James verseion

And inasmuch as He was not made priest without an oath

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And for this cause it is a better hope, that it was not promised without an oath.

Moffatt New Testament

A better Hope, because it was not promised apart from an oath.

Montgomery New Testament

mightier because it was not promised apart from an oath.

NET Bible

And since this was not done without a sworn affirmation -- for the others have become priests without a sworn affirmation,

New Heart English Bible

Inasmuch as he was not made priest without the taking of an oath

Noyes New Testament

And inasmuch as it was not without an oath that he was made priest,

Sawyer New Testament

And as he was not [constituted] without swearing,??21 for they were made priests without swearing, but he with swearing by him who says to him, The Lord swore, and he will not change, You are a priest forever;??22 by so much is Jesus the pledge of a better covenant.

The Emphasized Bible

And, inasmuch as not apart from oath-taking -

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Moreover, forasmuch as he was not [made priest] without an oath,

Twentieth Century New Testament

Then again, the appointment of this new priest was ratified by an oath, which is not so with the Levitical priests,

Webster

And inasmuch as not without an oath he was made priest:

Weymouth New Testament

And since it was not without an oath being taken--

Williams New Testament

And by so much as He was not appointed without God's taking an oath --

World English Bible

Inasmuch as he was not made priest without the taking of an oath

Worrell New Testament

And inasmuch as it was not without the taking of an oath

Worsley New Testament

Moreover inasmuch as He was not made priest without an oath,

Youngs Literal Translation

And inasmuch as it is not apart from oath, (for those indeed apart from oath are become priests,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

in 2596asmuch as
ὅσος 
Hosos 
Usage: 76

not
οὐ 
Ou 
not, no, cannot ,
Usage: 1032

χωρίς 
Choris 
Usage: 38

an oath
ὁρκωμοσία 
Horkomosia 
Usage: 4

Context Readings

Another Priest, Like Melchizedek

19 (for the law made nothing fully perfect), and an introduction of a better hope, through which we approach God. 20 And inasmuch as it is not without an oath. For actually those who become priests are so without an oath, 21 but he with an oath, because of him who says to him, The Lord swore and will not change his mind, Thou are a priest into the age according to the order of Melchizedek.



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