English Standard Version
Hebrews 7:22
22This makes Jesus the guarantor 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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)by so much more Jesus has become a surety of a better covenant.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Because of this oath, Jesus is the one who guarantees this better covenant with God.
Context of Hebrews 7:22
20And it was not without an oath. For those who formerly became priests were made such without an oath, 21but this one was made 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.'" This makes Jesus the guarantor of a better covenant. 23The former priests were many in number, because they were prevented by death from continuing in office, 24but he holds his priesthood permanently, because he continues forever.
Read all of Hebrews 7Hebrews 7:22 word by word
κατὰ τοσοῦτο καὶ κρείττονος διαθήκης γέγονεν ἔγγυος Ἰησοῦς.¶Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Hebrews 7:22
- Genesis 43:9I will be a pledge of his safety. From my hand you shall require him. If I do not bring him back to you and set him before you, then let me bear the blame forever.
- Genesis 44:32For your servant became a pledge of safety for the boy to my father, saying, 'If I do not bring him back to you, then I shall bear the blame before my father all my life.'
- Proverbs 6:1My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, have given your pledge for a stranger,
- Proverbs 20:16Take a man's garment when he has put up security for a stranger, and hold it in pledge when he puts up security for foreigners.
- Hebrews 8:6But as it is, Christ has obtained a ministry that is as much more excellent than the old as the covenant he mediates is better, since it is enacted on better promises.
- Hebrews 9:15Therefore he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, since a death has occurred that redeems them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.
- Hebrews 12:24and to 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 brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant,
- Daniel 9:27And he shall make a strong covenant with many for one week, and for half of the week he shall put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on the wing of abominations shall come one who makes desolate, until the decreed end is poured out on the desolator."
- Matthew 26:28for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
- Mark 14:24And he said to them, "This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.
- Luke 22:20And likewise the cup after they had eaten, saying, "This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood.
- 1 Corinthians 11:25In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, 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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