Hebrews 7:20

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Notice that God changed the priests by swearing an oath. The ones from Levi’s family line became priests without God swearing an oath.

Cross References

Hebrews 5:6

In another place God said, “You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.”

Hebrews 7:19

The law didn’t make anything perfect, but a better hope has now been given to us, and it brings us near to God.

Hebrews 7:21

But when Jesus became a priest, God confirmed this with an oath when he said to him, “The Lord has sworn an oath and he won’t change his mind. He has said, ‘You are a priest forever.’ ”