Berean Standard Bible
Hebrews 7:22
22Because of this oath, Jesus has become the guarantee of a better covenant.
Hebrews 7:22 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament.
- New International Version (NIV)Because of this oath, Jesus has become the guarantor of a better covenant.
- English Standard Version (ESV)This makes Jesus the guarantor of a better covenant.
- New King James Version (NKJV)by so much more Jesus has become a surety of a better covenant.
Context of Hebrews 7:22
20And none of this happened without an oath. For others became priests without an oath, 21but Jesus became 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.’” Because of this oath, Jesus has become the guarantee of a better covenant. 23Now there have been many other priests, since death prevented them from continuing in office. 24But because Jesus lives forever, He has a permanent priesthood.
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κατὰ τοσοῦτο καὶ κρείττονος διαθήκης γέγονεν ἔγγυος Ἰησοῦς.¶Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Hebrews 7:22
- Genesis 43:9I will guarantee his safety. You may hold me personally responsible. If I do not bring him back and set him before you, then may I bear the guilt before you all my life.
- Genesis 44:32Indeed, your servant guaranteed the boy’s safety to my father, saying, ‘If I do not return him to you, I will bear the guilt before you, my father, all my life.’
- Proverbs 6:1My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, if you have struck hands in pledge with a stranger,
- Proverbs 20:16Take the garment of the one who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.
- Hebrews 8:6Now, however, Jesus has received a much more excellent ministry, just as the covenant He mediates is better and is founded on better promises.
- Hebrews 9:15Therefore Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, now that He has died to redeem them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.
- Hebrews 12:24to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.
- Hebrews 13:20Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep,
- Daniel 9:27And he will confirm a covenant with many for one week, but in the middle of the week he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on the wing of the temple will come the abomination that causes desolation, until the decreed destruction is poured out upon him.”
- Matthew 26:28This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
- Mark 14:24He said to them, “This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.
- Luke 22:20In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is poured out for you.
- 1 Corinthians 11:25In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood; do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”
Commentaries on Hebrews 7:22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22By so much - This solemn, unchangeable oath of God, was Jesus made a surety, , a mediator, one who brings the two parties together, witnesses the contract, and offers the covenant sacrifice on the occasion. See at the end of the chapter. A better testament - · A better covenant; called, in the title to the sacred books which contain the whole Christian code, ̔ , The New Covenant, thus contradistinguished from the Mosaic, which was the old covenant; and…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22By so much - Inasmuch as an oath is more solemn than a mere appointment. The meaning is, that there is all the additional security in the suretyship of Jesus which arises from the solemnity of an oath. It is not implied that God would not be true to his mere promise, but the argument here is derived from the custom of speaking among people. An oath is regarded as much more sacred and binding than a mere promise, and the fact that God has sworn in a given…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-25Verses 11-25 The priesthood and law by which perfection could not come, are done away; a Priest is risen, and a dispensation now set up, by which true believers may be made perfect. That there is such a change is plain. The law which made the Levitical priesthood, showed that the priests were frail, dying creatures, not able to save their own lives, much less could they save the souls of those who came to them. But the High Priest of our profession holds…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22In legal terms, a guarantee means taking responsibility for another person’s debt or obligation. The guarantor accepts the risk if the other person fails. Because God confirmed this promise with an oath, Jesus has a priesthood that cannot be challenged or undone. As a result, our covenant relationship with God is secure. Having Jesus as the guarantee makes the new covenant better.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. surety--ensuring in His own person the certainty of the covenant to us. This He did by becoming responsible for our guilt, by sealing the covenant with His blood, and by being openly acknowledged as our triumphant Saviour by the Father, who raised Him from the dead. Thus He is at once God's surety for man, and man's surety for God, and so Mediator between God and man (He 8:6). better--He 8:6; 13:20, "everlasting." testament--sometimes translated…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Hebrews 7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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