Hebrews 7:22

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Hebrews 7:22

By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament.

A surety

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A surety

I guarantee that he will come back. You can hold me responsible for him. If I do not bring him back to you and place him here in front of you, you can blame me the rest of my life.

I promised my father I would bring him home safely. If I do not, I told my father he could blame me the rest of my life.

My son, if you serve as surety for your friend and you give your pledge to him,

Take his garment that is surety for a stranger and hold it as a pledge for a seductress.

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Jesus has obtained a more excellent ministry. The covenant that he arranged between God and his people is a better one, because it is based on promises of better things.

For this reason he is the mediator of a new covenant. A death has taken place for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first covenant. Those called may receive the promise of everlasting inheritance.

You have come to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaks in a better way than the blood of Abel.

Now the God of peace, who brought again from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep with the blood of an eternal covenant, even our Lord Jesus,

He will make a firm covenant with many for one week (time period of seven). In the middle of the week he will cause the sacrifice and the offerings to cease. The one that makes desolate will come upon the wing of abominations. At the end that which is decreed will be poured out upon the one lying desolate.

This is (represents) (means) (exemplifies) my blood of the covenant, poured out for many for forgiveness of sins.

He said: This means (represents) my blood of the covenant given for men.

Then he took the cup saying: This represents the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.

In the same manner, after supper, he took the cup, saying, This cup represents (is) the new covenant of my blood. Drink this as often as you do it in remembrance of me.