Hebrews 7:23

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Also, when one of those other priests died, he could not continue being a priest. So there were many of those priests.

Cross References

Matthew 3:14

But John tried to say that he was not good enough to baptize Jesus. John said, “Why do you come to me to be baptized? I should be baptized by you!”

Hebrews 7:21

But Christ became a priest with God’s vow. God said to him:

Hebrews 7:22

So this means that Jesus is the guarantee of a better agreement {\cf2\super [72]} \{from God to his people\}.

Hebrews 7:24

But Jesus lives forever. He will never stop serving as priest.

Hebrews 7:8

Those priests get one-tenth, but they are only men who live and then die. But Melchizedek, who got one-tenth \{from Abraham\}, continues living, like the Scriptures {\cf2\super [61]} say.