I will make sure he is safe. I will be responsible for him. If I don’t bring him back to you, then you can blame me forever.
Hebrews 7:22 - Easy To Read Version So this means that Jesus is the guarantee of a better agreement {\cf2\super [72]} \{from God to his people\}. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition In keeping with [the oath's greater strength and force], Jesus has become the Guarantee of a better (stronger) agreement [a more excellent and more advantageous covenant]. American Standard Version (1901) by so much also hath Jesus become the surety of a better covenant. Common English Bible As a result, Jesus has become the guarantee of a better covenant. Catholic Public Domain Version By so much, Jesus has been made the sponsor of a better testament. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version By so much is Jesus made a surety of a better testament. |
I will make sure he is safe. I will be responsible for him. If I don’t bring him back to you, then you can blame me forever.
“I took responsibility for the young boy. I told my father, ‘If I don’t bring him back to you, then you can blame me all my life.’
Promise to be good to me.\par I am your servant.\par Lord, don’t let those proud people hurt me.\par
You will lose your shirt if you make yourself responsible for another man’s debts.
My son, don’t make yourself responsible for another person’s debts. Don’t make such deals with friends or with strangers.
I cried like a dove.\par I cried like a bird.\par My eyes became tired,\par but I continued looking to the heavens.\par My Master, I am so depressed.\par Promise to help me.”\par
“Then the future ruler will make an agreement with many people. That agreement will continue for one week. {\cf2\super [115]} The offerings and sacrifices will stop for a half of a week. {\cf2\super [116]} And a destroyer will come. He will do terrible, destructive things! {\cf2\super [117]} But God has ordered that destroyer to be completely destroyed.”
This wine is my blood. My blood (death) begins the new agreement \{from God to his people\}. This blood is given for many people to forgive their sins.
Then Jesus said, “This wine is my blood. My blood (death) begins the new agreement \{from God to his people\}. This blood is given for many people.
In the same way, after supper, Jesus took the cup of wine and said, “This wine shows the new agreement \{from God to his people\}. This new agreement begins with my blood (death) that I am giving for you.” {\cf2\super [350]}
In the same way, after they ate, Jesus took the cup of wine. Jesus said, “This wine shows the new agreement \{from God to his people\}. This new agreement begins with my blood (death). When you drink this, do it to remember me.”
You have come to Jesus—the One that brought the new agreement {\cf2\super [168]} from God to his people. You have come to the sprinkled blood {\cf2\super [169]} that tells us about better things than the blood of Abel. {\cf2\super [170]}
Also, when one of those other priests died, he could not continue being a priest. So there were many of those priests.
God called this a new agreement, {\cf2\super [90]} so God has made the first agreement {\cf2\super [91]} old. And anything that is old and useless is ready to disappear.