but this one was made a priest with an oath by the one who said to him: “The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind, ‘You are a priest forever.’”
The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind, “You are a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.”
For it is witnessed of him, “You are a priest forever, after the order of Melchizedek.”
For people swear by something greater than themselves, and in all their disputes an oath is final for confirmation. So when God desired to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose, he guaranteed it with an oath, so that by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us.
And also the Glory of Israel will not lie or have regret, for he is not a man, that he should have regret.”
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