Hebrews 7:21
but his appointment was ratified by an oath, when God said to him-- 'The Lord has sworn, and will not change, "Thou art a priest for all time."'
Hebrews 7:17
for that is the meaning of the declaration-- 'Thou art for all time a priest of the order of Melchizedek.'
Hebrews 6:16-18
Men, of course, swear by what is greater than themselves, and with them an oath is accepted as putting a matter beyond all dispute.
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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:)
The lord
Sware
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The lord
Hebrews 7:17
for that is the meaning of the declaration-- 'Thou art for all time a priest of the order of Melchizedek.'
Sware
Hebrews 6:16
Men, of course, swear by what is greater than themselves, and with them an oath is accepted as putting a matter beyond all dispute.
General references
Hebrews 7:17
for that is the meaning of the declaration-- 'Thou art for all time a priest of the order of Melchizedek.'