Hebrews 7:22

By so much is it a better agreement which we have through Jesus.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

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

In Context

21(For those were made priests without an oath, but this one was made a priest with an oath by him who says of him, The Lord gave his oath, which he will not take back, that you are a priest for ever);

23And it is true that there have been a great number of those priests, because death does not let them go on for ever;

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Cross References

Genesis 43:9\43:10\Truly, if we had not let the time go by, we might have come back again by now.

Proverbs 6:1My son, if you have made yourself responsible for your neighbour, or given your word for another,

Daniel 9:27And a strong order will be sent out against the great number for one week; and so for half of the week the offering and the meal offering will come to an end; and in its place will be an unclean thing causing fear; till the destruction which has been fixed is let loose on him who has made waste.

Mark 14:24And he said to them, This is my blood of the testament, which is given for men.

1 Corinthians 11:25In the same way, with the cup, after the meal, he said, This cup is the new testament in my blood: do this, whenever you take it, in memory of me.

Hebrews 9:15And for this cause it is through him that a new agreement has come into being, so that after the errors under the first agreement had been taken away by his death, the word of God might have effect for those who were marked out for an eternal heritage.

Matthew Henry on Hebrews 7:12-28

Melchisedec and Christ Compared. ( a. d. 62.) 11 If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron? 12 For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law. 13 For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar. 14 For it is evident that… Read the whole commentary →

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