Hebrews 7:22

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 inasmuch as it was not without an oath 21(for they indeed became priests without an oath, but He with an oath through the One who said to Him, “The Lord has sworn And will not change His mind, ‘You are a priest forever’”); so much the more also Jesus has become the guarantee of a better covenant. 23The former priests, on the one hand, existed in greater numbers because they were prevented by death from continuing, 24but Jesus, on the other hand, because He continues forever, holds His priesthood permanently.

Hebrews 7:22 word by word

κατὰ τοσοῦτο καὶ κρείττονος διαθήκης γέγονεν ἔγγυος Ἰησοῦς.¶Read the interlinear

• soτοσοῦτοςtosoutos · so greatG5118
• the moreκατάkata · according toG2596
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• has becomeγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• guaranteeἔγγυοςegguos · guarantorG1450
• a betterκρείττωνkreittōn · strongerG2909
• covenantδιαθήκηdiathēkē · covenantG1242

Cross-references for Hebrews 7:22

• Genesis 43:9I myself will be surety for him; you may hold me responsible for him. If I do not bring him back to you and set him before you, then let me bear the blame before you forever.
• Genesis 44:32For your servant became surety for the lad to my father, saying, ‘If I do not bring him back to you, then let me bear the blame before my father forever.’
• Proverbs 6:1My son, if you have become surety for your neighbor, Have given a pledge for a stranger,
• Proverbs 20:16Take his garment when he becomes surety for a stranger; And for foreigners, hold him in pledge.
• Hebrews 8:6But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, by as much as He is also the mediator of a better covenant, which has been enacted on better promises.
• Hebrews 9:15For this reason He is the mediator of a new covenant, so that, since a death has taken place for the redemption of the transgressions that were committed under the first covenant, those who have been called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.
• Hebrews 12:24and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood, which speaks better than the blood of Abel.
• Hebrews 13:20Now the God of peace, who brought up from the dead the great Shepherd of the sheep through the blood of the eternal covenant, even Jesus our Lord,
• Daniel 9:27And he will make a firm covenant with the many for one week, but in the middle of the week he will put a stop to sacrifice and grain offering; and on the wing of abominations will come one who makes desolate, even until a complete destruction, one that is decreed, is poured out on the one who makes desolate.”
• Matthew 26:28for this is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for 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 in the same way He took the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup which is poured out for you is the new covenant in My blood.
• 1 Corinthians 11:25In the same way He took the cup also 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

Topics related to Hebrews 7:22

• Gospel
• Jesus Continued
• Succession

In the dictionaries

• Jesus
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Attendance
• Harmless
• Melchizedek
• Separate
• Surety
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• Bible, the
• Christ, Offices of

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